YSA Annual Report 2018
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<strong>YSA</strong><br />
ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>2018</strong><br />
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This brings me to what we observe as an earnest and sincere desire by various organisations and<br />
institutions to engage youth. These include organisations and institutions within our Sikh Community<br />
too. By the same token, we also observe that youth who are passionate about issues and causes<br />
increasingly want more autonomy. Is it possible to balance these aims? Going forward, how can<br />
we do so?<br />
In this regard, <strong>YSA</strong> too finds itself in a position where we can appreciate this desire for greater<br />
autonomy. We empathise with the youth who request the same. At the same time, we find youth<br />
also giving us feedback that they are not satisfied with simply participating at our platforms. They<br />
want to lead and drive them. Our experience has shown this is possible and in fact should be<br />
encouraged. It is how we value-add to our suite of youth platforms. This particularly resonates with<br />
me given my personal experience as a youth volunteer with <strong>YSA</strong> as I was given the resources and<br />
importantly the trust to lead projects I had a deep interest in.<br />
We move forward and look to 2019 with hope that more youth will feel they are given the trust and<br />
are empowered to co-construct initiatives which they feel will be of benefit to their peers and the<br />
community. With that, I thank you once again for your support, and hope you enjoy reading <strong>YSA</strong>’s<br />
annual report for <strong>2018</strong>.
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