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The Voice of Youth

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The Voice of Youth
Type of site
Blog
FoundedJune 26, 2010 (June 26, 2010)
Founder(s)Momal Mushtaq
URLwww.thevoiceofyouth.com

The Voice of Youth (tVoY) is a Pakistani youth network spread across 151 countries.[citation needed]

History

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tVoY was initiated by a student of National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan (NUST) in June, 2010[citation needed] to cultivate relations with youth across different strata of life. Its deeper visionary objective is to create a forum where the youth of Pakistan could mingle and enrich each other's perceptions and views.

Social media brought the conflict zones of the world into view. With the vision of a peaceful society, one of the goals of tVoY is to speak to millions about resolution of conflicts, their nature and root causes.[citation needed]

Considering the swift spread of online journalism and online information, tVoY aims to connect through the use of digital technology and by granting the right to express heterogeneous views.[1]

Mission

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To cultivate relations with youth belonging to different strata of life, providing all with a platform to freely pursue their individuality for collective progression.[citation needed]

Goals

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  • Lend youth a voice to express their ideas, opinions and aspirations for themselves and their community
  • Help groom youth’s perspective by presenting many views on social issues, thus enhancing acceptance, tolerance and broad-mindedness
  • Highlight youth voices from conflict zones
  • Digitally preserve Urdu and regional languages for future generations
  • Connect young people around the world

Blog

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tVoY started out as a blog for Palestinians on June 26, 2010. It expanded for the student community at large in August, 2010.[2]

Network

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tVoY has a core team of 11 young contributors. It has approximately 1000 representatives from about 75 educational institutes in Pakistan. The first batch of interns was recruited in August 2011.[citation needed]

Acclaim

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tVoY has received acclaim from Pakistani newspapers, journals and online publications. Prominent among them are Pakistan Observer, The Nation,[3] The News[4] and Dawn.[5][6]

Partners

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tVoY has partnered with many national and international youth-led events, organizations and societies.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "About Us". the Voice of Youth. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  2. ^ "the Voice of Youth timeline". TimeRime.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  3. ^ "YoungNation Magazine 25 June 2011". Issuu.com. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  4. ^ "TheNews Weekly Magazine - US". E.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
  5. ^ [1][dead link]
  6. ^ "E-journalism and the youth | Newspaper". Dawn.Com. 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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