YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN KYRGYZSTAN

Author(s):  
V. Samunnatha ◽  
Choong Y. Lee ◽  
Gulzat Machinova

The purpose of this paper is to identify what youth development programs are needed for the socio-economic development of Kyrgyzstan, and how such programs can be built effectively for the sustainable development of Kyrgyzstan. Since their independence from the Former Soviet Union, virtually all Central Asian countries have faced complex socio-economic challenges in their transition from a command to a market economy. As a consequence, social instability has increased to the level of serious threat to political stability and national security. Particularly, Kyrgyzstan has had people’s revolutions trice since its independence. In those three Kyrgyz revolutions, even though all patriotic Kyrgyz people were parts of relatively peaceful demonstrations against dictators and their corrupt governments, young people who were teens and early twenties made the difference at the critical moments during those two revolutions. Now, Kyrgyz people seem overconfident in believing that they could change anything they don’t like. Especially after the second revolution, many people, especially young people, in Kyrgyzstan have a wrong and dangerous perception that they could have another revolution any time when they feel their demands are not satisfied. However, unfortunately, such demands could not be satisfied completely in a shorter time of their tolerance. If young people’s beliefs about their future will not be realized soon, there will be social chaos virtually everyday continuously, which hurts its socio-economic development in Kyrgyzstan. As the Kyrgyz young people feel have ore socio- political power than ever in Kyrgyzstan, angry and frustrated young peoplein Kyrgyzstan will make lots of noise politically as well as socially. However, history tells us that radical movements, such as revolutions, are not the ultimate solutions in most times for building a healthy society or a prosperous nation. Revolution could sweep the past, but they could not promise a bright future automatically. Building a promising future needs well-developed plans, including youth development programs, by the knowledgeable and competent leadership with visions, and those plans should be carried out one by one in right ways. However, little attention has been paid to such programs in Kyrgyzstan. Therefore, Kyrgyzstan should establish well-focused youth development programs and implement them according to its national priority in strategic development of its country. The objective of this paper is to identify what youth programs/activities are needed for socio-economic development in Kyrgyzstan and how to develop such programs/activities effectively in the current situation, and to make some suggestions for successful operations of those programs to encourage all the Kyrgyz youth to play constructive roles in building their country as a socio-economically well-respected country in the world. Цель этой статьи - определить, какие программы развития молодежи необходимы для социально-экономического развития Кыргызстана и как такие программы могут быть эффективно построены для устойчивого развития Кыргызстана. С момента обретения независимости от бывшего Советского Союза практически все страны Центральной Азии столкнулись со сложными социально-экономическими проблемами при переходе от командной экономики к рыночной. Как следствие, социальная нестабильность выросла до уровня серьезной угрозы политической стабильности и национальной безопасности. В частности, с момента обретения независимости Кыргызстан трижды переживал народные революции. В этих трех киргизских революциях, несмотря на то, что все патриотически настроенные киргизы участвовали в относительно мирных демонстрациях против диктаторов и их коррумпированных правительств, молодые люди в возрасте от 20 до 30 лет сыграли решающую роль в критические моменты этих двух революций. Теперь кыргызстанцы кажутся слишком самоуверенными, полагая, что они могут изменить все, что им не нравится. Особенно после второй революции у многих людей, особенно молодых, в Кыргызстане сложилось неправильное и опасное представление о том, что у них может произойти еще одна революция в любое время, когда они почувствуют, что их требования не удовлетворены. Однако, к сожалению, такие требования не могли быть удовлетворены полностью за более короткий срок их терпимости. Если убеждения молодых людей в своем будущем не будут реализованы в ближайшее время, практически каждый день будет происходить социальный хаос, который негативно скажется на социально-экономическом раз- витии Кыргызстана. По мере того как кыргызская молодежь захватывает больше социально-политической власти, чем когда-либо в Кыргызстане, разгневанные и разочарованные молодые люди в Кыргызстане будут создавать много шума как в политическом, так и в социальном плане. Однако история говорит нам, что радикальные движения, такие как революции, в большинстве случаев не являются окончательным решением для построения здорового общества или процветающей нации. Революции могут смести прошлое, но они не могут автоматически обещать светлое будущее. Для построения многообещающего будущего необходимы хорошо разработанные планы, в том числе программы развития молодежи, под руководством знающего и компетентного руководства с видением, и эти

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pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Yu. V. Berezutskiy ◽  

The article presents a sociological analysis of the state of modern student youth in Khabarovsk. The scientists investigated: the ideas of student youth about the city of Khabarovsk and living conditions in it; peculiarities of youth leisure; basic problems of life; education, employment and professional development; migratory moods of young people; youth assessments of youth policy.The results of the study showed that the main problem of realizing youth potential in the city and the region is the high migration outflow of young people, which is based on the problem of young people seeing the prospects for their development, confidence in their future. The high cost of living, decent wages, the danger of being unemployed, the quality and accessibility of medicine, the improvement of the territory of residence, the housing problem, youth leisure - these problems worries young people very much today. At the same time, one of the main requests of student youth for the development of youth leisure is associated with personal development, the development of intellectual leisure. Interesting educational formats, forums, trainings, seminars, speakers are in great demand today among young people. But, of course, the development of creative directions, entertainment events, places for sports and cultural recreation is also important. A special youth demand is the development of youth entrepreneurship. All this, ultimately, should fill the municipal and regional youth development programs.


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Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. S75-S91 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Richard F. Catalano ◽  
Corinne David-Ferdon ◽  
Kari M. Gloppen ◽  
Christine M. Markham

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Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Golovnin ◽  
Alexander Libman ◽  
Daria Ushkalova ◽  
Alexandra Yakusheva

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