WESSA Annual Review 2020

WESSA YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME One of the key challenges facing South Africa is how to harness the varied and massive potential of young South Africans and to ensure that youth can develop themselves and use their skills and talents to participate and promote caring for the earth and to be part of the greater vision for the country. By joining the WESSA youth volunteer programme, youth are able to provide valuable support for important environmental initiatives and be part of a growing environmental network operating at a grassroots community level.

The WESSA Youth Volunteer programme was conceptualized to gain a new type of commitment amongst young people through Volunteerism. To achieve this, the WESSA Youth Volunteer programme is focusing on providing appropriate coordinated support that builds on the strengths of young order to facilitate personal growth, accountability and social cohesion. people through volunteerism in

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The WESSA Youth Volunteer Programme assists youth to identify and to understanding the 17 Sustainable Development Goals , targets and indicators, it also gives them the confidence to positively contribute towards localizing the SDG’s and the 2030 agenda.

The objective is to have an inclusive approach by reaching out to all. This way we can ensure we leave no one behind and we reach our goal to be champions for the environment by promoting participation in caring for the earth. The strategy is built on the foundations of a one WESSA, one WORLD and the principles of this programme lays at the core of the 2030 agenda which links to the Sustainable Developments Goals. (SDG’S)

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