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SUMMARY:Young People and Work in the Global South - Dame Barbara Stocking 
 - former chief executive of Oxfam GB and former president of Murray Colleg
 e
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CONTACT:Prof. Nebojša Radić
DESCRIPTION:The percentage of young people in populations in sub-Saharan A
 frica and South Asia has increased dramatically. In Uganda\, for example\,
  65% of people are under 25. This can either be a demographic “dividend
 ” for a country or a critical challenge. If there are no jobs for these 
 young people it is not only a waste of human talent and energy but it can 
 also cause conflicts or huge migration challenges. While there have been a
 ttempts to develop jobs\, this global challenge has not really been focuse
 d on. Efforts have been piecemeal and have not involved young people thems
 elves.\n\nWork on this topic is taking place in Cambridge in Geography and
  Sociology particularly\, with a view to establishing an International Com
 mission.  Meanwhile we have been engaged with work on the ground involving
  NGOs like Restless Development to learn what young people today think abo
 ut their lives\, current ways of “getting by” and their futures.  Thes
 e include a research study in Uganda on the effects of climate change on y
 outh and work.  In this seminar I will focus particularly on what young pe
 ople say about their lives and work as well as some of the specific effect
 s of climate change.\n
LOCATION:Darwin College\, Richard King Room
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