{"id":10557,"date":"2017-11-13t12:02:17","date_gmt":"2017-11-13t17:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.k12fl.com\/advocates-blog\/advocates-blog-advocates-blog\/young-lgbtiq-statement-1\/"},"modified":"2019-09-16t16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16t20:53:53","slug":"young-lgbtiq-statement-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.k12fl.com\/世界杯2022亚洲预选赛b组 \/young-lgbtiq-statement-1\/","title":{"rendered":"young lgbtiq statement"},"content":{"rendered":"
we, young people represent a huge part of the movement and have been and are already a driving force in this struggle. however, we are appalled that our contribution towards this vision is under represented, under narrated and under supported.<\/p>\n
today, young people constitute a third of the african population and by 2020, it is projected that out of four persons, three will be on average 20 years old representing an enormous potential for the continent and we young people want to ensure effective representation in the movement.<\/p>\n
we, young lgbtiq people, recognise our needs and challenges such as accessible and affordable physical and mental healthcare, juvenile justice, community and family support, gaps between rural and urban youth, stigmatisation and discrimination, violence and bullying, language barriers, personal development opportunities, unemployment, lack of information and programmes specific to young lgbtiq, lack of youth-focused funding, lack of spaces for youth representation and lack of youth-friendly structures and support systems.<\/p>\n
we, young lgbtiq people, have also identified areas of action to address our needs and challenges namely:<\/p>\n
we, young lgbtiq people, therefore call on active and proactive members of the movement, allies, funders, government agencies, broader youth movements, decision makers, and other partners to invest actively in supporting young lgbtiq activists, participation and leadership and to act in solidarity with young people in addressing youth needs and challenges through the above mentioned proposed actions and sustaining the youth movement in our common struggle.<\/p>\n
we, young people, shall continue to support our agenda in building an lgbtiq african movement that is both inclusive, representative and supportive.<\/p>\n
2) young people: aged 15 to 35 years<\/p>\n
3) african union youth division: https:\/\/www.africa-youth.org\/<\/p>\n