Youth for development
an African Perspective

This publication is a report of a workshop on National Youth Programmes and National Youth Services held in Accra, Ghana in March 1975. The workshop examined national youth programmes and national service schemes and determined future developments and priorities in this field. The workshop was attended by Directors of National Youth Programmes and National Youth Services from ten African countries, as well as by representatives from India, Jamaica and Malaysia whose participation provided an inter-regional exchange of experience. The ILO was represented in the capacity of observer. Lead papers, which are reproduced in Chapter 2, were presented by four African scholars in order to provide a background, in the context of national development, for the Programmes discussed. Country papers were presented by each of the participating delegations and are reproduced in Appendix I. Recommendations for Commonwealth action are also included.
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Preface
The Commonwealth African Regional Workshop on National Service and National Youth Programmes was held under the auspices of the Commonwealth Youth Programme to examine national youth programmes and national service schemes and determine future developments and priorities in this field. The Workshop took place at State House, Accra, Ghana from Monday, 24 March to Friday, 4 April 1975. The host was the Government of Ghana.
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