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Youth Conference Report
Workbook
List of Community Projects
Community Project Planning and Evaluation Guide
Rural Youth in Action: Lessons in Community Leadership
As part of the Government of Canada’s efforts to continue the dialogue with youth, the 2003 National Rural Youth
Conference, "Young Canadians, Leaders of Today and Tomorrow" was held in Orillia/Ramara, Ontario from May 2-4, 2003.
This event brought together over sixty young Canadians between the ages of 18 to 29 from rural, remote and
northern communities across the country. The conference provided youth with a valuable opportunity to
come together to discuss their roles as innovators in their communities. It also enabled participants to
develop strategies and acquire the skills and tools to increase youth leadership involvement in their communities.
Results from the conference will be used to influence future government initiatives targeted at youth.
The objectives of the 2003 National Rural Youth Conference were to:
- obtain youth’s perspective on how young Canadians can become agents for innovation in rural, remote
and northern communities in Canada;
- provide young Canadians from rural, remote and northern areas with
an opportunity to develop leadership skills to empower them to contribute
more effectively to their communities;
- provide information on various government tools, programs and services
that are available to youth;
- report on the progress of and promote the National Rural Youth Network.
The main topics of discussion at the conference were: "Innovation", "Partnerships" and "Entrepreneurship."
To participate in the 2003 National Rural Youth Conference, the delegates
were asked to prepare and submit a brief proposal outlining a community
issue that they feel is important and one they would like to become involved
in. Participants were also asked to solicit a mentor from their community
who would provide guidance on their community projects
and monitor the implementation of the skills and the tools youth acquired
during the 2003 National Rural Youth Conference. A number of the proposals
were used as case studies during group discussions at the conference. Lessons learned
on the youth community projects were shared at the 2004 National Rural
Conference. |
