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This Sunday we will celebrate International Youth Day, and it's particularly timely that this year's theme is “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth.” Secretary Clinton has made partnership a key part of her agenda. Young people comprise more than half the world's population and we know that we must recognize them as genuine partners. We've seen that in countries where young people have opportunities to advance in business, civic participation, and education, societies are more stable.
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August 12 is International Youth Day, and this year's theme is "Building a Better World by Partnering with Youth." As an intern with USAID's Outreach Program in Ethiopia, I recently spent a week working with 560 young people between... Read Post