Russian youth forum was an enlightening experience – Guyana’s representative

Guyana’s representative, Umadevi Bux has returned from a successful stint at the International Youth Forum Seliger 2013 held recently in Russia. The international forum featured representations from over 130 countries and mobilised over 2000 participants from around the world with the aim of uniting the world leaders of tomorrow.
According to Bux, during the forum, representatives were meaningfully engaged in discussions and sessions delivered by experts and professors from across the globe in the areas of youth policies and projects and international relations, innovation and enterprise, growth and sustainable development, creative media and public relations.

The forum was two- folded with the Seliger Project compromising of Russian youths and the Interseliger Project, which involved youth leaders from across the world.
The forum was aimed at fostering an active social position among young people worldwide by putting objectives of leadership skills into practice while developing youth policies and projects which will help strengthen social consciousness among young people, and for them to participate in the everyday governance of their respective countries.
Meanwhile, Russian embassy Charge D’ Affaires Petr Sizov, speaking with Guyana Times International, said the forum emphasised the importance of empowering youths globally.
“The experience, knowledge and skills gained from the forum will enhance the capabilities of the participants to foster change and further develop youth empowerment projects and policies within their countries, therefore, giving participants real opportunities to put their leadership skills into practice,” the diplomat said.
Sizov revealed that next year, the embassy will hopefully send more participants to the forum through further cooperation with Caricom.
Bux participated in sustainable development educational sessions geared towards creative media and public relations, youth policies and project workshops, the Interseliger Model United Nations 2013, international debate, the Interseliger Model World Trade Organisation (WTO) discussions, leadership skills training, public speaking sessions and international business.
In addition, the forum presented an opportunity for the representative to share information about Guyana’s youths.
Bux’s attendance was made possible through a collaborative effort between the Russian embassy in Guyana, Caricom and the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry.