LAGOS, NIGERIA (September 11th, 2007)-The members of SWA Nigeria took part in the festivities of International Youth Day, which took place in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. They were honored to be among the first five student and youth NGO's that were invited to join the National Youth Council of Nigeria in the celebration. International Youth Day aims to celebrate the achievements of youth around the world, display that the youth of today can make a difference and to propose different ideas on how the youth today can take action. The theme of International Youth Day 2007 was, "Be Seen, Be Heard: Youth Participation for Development."
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The Student World Assembly's representative democracy offers a powerful instrument for addressing vital social and political issues. The informed wishes of the people, conveyed through the collective of a democratic assembly, need to be heard in the decision-making processes. By giving students from the most remote to the more accessible institutions an equal voice, we are enabling all students to educate, participate, and take action, to become global citizens.
