Speak Your Mind

SPEAK YOUR MIND
CAUCASUS YOUTH CHARTER

WHO WE ARE

We are young people from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.

We speak for ourselves - but our voices reflect the hopes, aspirations, views and opinions of many of our friends back home and in the region.

We have been chosen to present these views through the "Speak Your Mind" campaign organized by International Caucasus Foundation on Minority Issues.

We seek to make the world a better place for young people.


OUR DREAMS AND CHALLENGES

We want to express ourselves freely and be heard, and have the opportunity to be the best we can be

We want all young people to be protected from sexual abuse and exploitation

We want a world free from violence, where books are handed out instead of guns

We want NO young person to live in poverty

We want all young people, regardless of gender, colour or creed, to be treated equally, and to ensure that their basic needs are met

We want a safe, clean and healthy environment in which to grow

OUR APPEAL

We aspire for every young person to have a good education, and ask that governments bring about 100% literacy among young people

We call on governments and corporations to protect and maintain the environment, to ensure that future generations inherit a healthy and vital planet

We challenge all people to eliminate discrimination and to promote peace and tolerance through intercultural understanding

We urge governments to ensure all young people are educated about HIV/AIDS so that we can better protect ourselves and others

We call on governments to ensure that girls have equal access to education and that they have the same opportunities in life as boys. Equality benefits everyone in society

We appeal to all governments to put the rights of young people at the top of their agendas, to eliminate all forms of sexual and gender-based abuse and exploitation, to eradicate child labour, and put an end to domestic violence, so that none of us will have to live under the shadow of fear and insecurity


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