Kuwait city: Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi launched on Tuesday the new strategic plan of the Public Authority for Youth for the years 2025-2030. The strategy outlines five developmental priorities in the fields of Leadership, Employment, and Entrepreneurship; Community Engagement; Culture, Innovation, and Creativity; Health and Wellbeing; and Governance and Resource Development.
According to Kuwait News Agency, in a visual presentation held at the Government Communication Center, Al-Mutairi stressed that the strategy represents a clear roadmap to advance Kuwaiti youth, in line with the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and the directives of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He added that the launch of the strategy, coinciding with International Youth Day, marks the beginning of a new phase in youth empowerment, encompassing main and subsidiary goals to be implemented through 23 strategic initiatives.
The Minister indicated that the new strategy, which was the outcome of a national dialogue with youth and experts, reflects the role of Kuwaiti youth in the development of their nation. Al-Mutairi noted that the strategy aims, under the Leadership, Employment, and Entrepreneurship priority, to qualify 3,000 young leaders, offer career guidance services to 5,000 youth, and implement 30 programs to develop entrepreneurial thinking. It will also launch projects, including the Kuwait Tech Hub for Entrepreneurship and the Kuwait Creative Industries Complex.
He further stated that the strategy targets the registration of 15,000 volunteers in the national volunteer platform "Ayadina" to reinforce the Community Engagement priority. It will support 100 youth initiatives, involve 4,000 youth in cultural and innovation events, and provide three annual programs for creative project incubators under the Culture, Innovation, and Creativity priority.
Al-Mutairi affirmed that under the Health and Wellbeing priority, the strategy will work to enhance youth health, raise environmental awareness, and increase youth participation in peace and security issues. Meanwhile, the Governance and Resource Development priority will focus on digitizing services and increasing the Authority's self-generated revenues to ensure sustainability of its programs and initiatives.
He emphasized the Authority's role in complementing the formal education system by nurturing and supporting youth. It encourages institutions working with youth to focus on equipping them with future skills and enhancing their capabilities. The Minister pointed out that this strategic work was based on a review of the previous strategy, analysis of reference documents, workshops, and meetings with experts.
He said that the strategy adopts a "three-lens methodology," placing youth as leaders, partners, and beneficiaries. He underscored the importance of national partnerships with various entities to expand volunteer opportunities and unify national efforts in youth service. Al-Mutairi praised the role of government, private sector, and civil society partners in ensuring the success of the authority's mission to invest in youth and urged young people to take initiative and innovate. He concluded the presentation by affirming the vision of Kuwaiti youth as engaged in their community, capable of innovation, and ambition-building, bridging the generations in pursuit of the Public Authority for Youth's vision: "a responsible national youth for a sustainable future."