SPORTS INITIATIVES TO BENEFIT YOUTH

Youths form the core of every nation as vital human capital is essential to the continuous development of its society and economy.

Recognising youth development as an important key in helping the country achieve a developed nation status by 2020 as well as being a high-income economy, several key targets were set for the Youth and Sports Ministry under the Ministerial Key Results Area (MKRA) initiative of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP).

Within the purview of the Youth and Sports Ministry are programmes and initiatives aimed at ultimately engaging our youth in healthy, educational and nation-building exercises, which will develop them into intelligent, mature and responsible adults in the future.

Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, strongly believes that youth are the catalyst of Malaysia's transformation towards a high-income developed nation by 2020.

Read more on:  http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/sports-initiatives-to-benefit-youth-1.73197 

KD: Youths need to know they have a say in shaping their society, that their contributions are needed and that they can make a difference. But while youth usually have all the energy and passion, many do not know where to start. So, the govt should guide them on how they can turn their passion into action.