Tag: Youth

Sarawak's living heritage is at risk as youth grow distant from elders. While government support exists, a community-led model using simple micro-grants and monthly circles can revive traditions. This approach ensures heritage is lived daily, not just archived.

Development communication must shift from top-down broadcasts to collaborative dialogues. By empowering youth as peer messengers, embracing feedback loops, and leveraging their digital spaces, the Post-Covid Development Strategy 2030 becomes a truly shared generational mission, not a distant government document.

Local mentorship networks in Sarawak and Malaysia equip young people with practical budgeting skills and accountability, reducing bankruptcy rates among vulnerable youth. Evidence shows community-driven guidance transforms financial knowledge into lasting behavioural change and long-term economic stability across all generations.

Social media is deeply embedded in the daily lives of young people, and simply removing it is neither realistic nor beneficial. Rather than demonising platforms, the focus should be on reshaping the environment to support positive development: fostering critical media skills, implementing safer platform features for minors, ensuring accessible mental-health services, and amplifying diverse local perspectives on appearance and value.