Participatory Action Research

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30th November , 2008 Participatory Action Research

The youth group was started in 2004 after the youths realized something was going wrong in the community and they were the right people to rectify the situation . They then came together and registered with the Ministry of Culture and Social Services Youth Affairs . It 's a non-profit making organization whose purpose is to address the needs of the youths and to improve the living standards of the community . The group brings together youths of both

genders and has no ethnic or racial barriers as it believes youths from whatever background experience the same problems and must come together in to solve them . Majority of the youths are trained in various fields of education and so it 's a pool of educated young men and women committed to be difference makers in other people 's lives . Currently the group has thirty five fully registered and active members but there is room for more members to join them . Since its formation , the group has provided their voluntary services beyond area of operation to improve the well being of the community . Their areas of activities include youths and community mobilization and awareness on HIV /AIDS , Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs , guidance and counseling services , education on income generating activities youth and community education on alcohol and drug abuse , education on leadership and administration , planning and accountability , tree planting exercise and offering voluntary services for the well being of the...