By Monica Kotwani | Posted:
31 July 2011 1807 hrs
SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Khaw Boon
Wan said grassroots organisations will have to focus on youth
outreach in the future.
Mr Khaw said this after a meeting with youths at Sembawang GRC on
Sunday.
Mr Khaw, who is also MP for Sembawang GRC, said getting senior
citizens involved in grassroots activities has been
successful.
But he said a change in strategy is needed to reach out to youth.
And that's because youth have multiple interests, and do not take
to a top-down approach.
Mr Khaw said: "You have to find, to discover what is it that
interests them, and activities have to be organised around those
interests. So the best way is that young people themselves come up
with the ideas. We have some money, we'll support them; we'll
provide the platform, they provide the ideas, and they provide the
organisation."
- CNA