The Kossi provincial youth council celebrated from Friday August 11 to Saturday August 12, 2023, the international youth day through a series of activities under the theme "the employability of young people in rural areas and the fight against insecurity. »

According to the president of the provincial youth council, Issa Dama, youth must be at the heart of the country's development.

The objective of its structure is to convey messages so that young people can truly engage in the direction of the economic development of the country, he said.

The provincial youth council, in the opinion of its president, also intends to raise awareness among young people for the return of peace and develop local initiatives between young people to contribute to the fight against terrorism and support the Defense and Security Forces. (FDS) and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland (VDP).

In the Kossi several activities were carried out to celebrate the International Youth Day.

On the morning of Friday August 11, 2023, the young people gathered in the provincial youth council cleaned up the Nouna medical center.

A public conference was held on the morning of Saturday August 12, 2023 in the town hall meeting room.

Four presentations on youth entrepreneurship, the benefits of sport, the culture of peace and the theme of International Youth Day were given.

Source: Burkina Information Agency