Youth definition

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Introduction of youth:
various agency has different views and ideas regarding youth definition some of them are given below.
According to the Oxford dictionary, youth means the part of life that success to childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity of age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to manhood (Oxford dictionary, 2004)
According to the DFID, “Youth are those who have just finished schooling, are sexually active, and facing livelihoods/ unemployment issues and the wider effects of structural poverty.” (DFID, 2012)
According to psychological point of view “The time when we look at what we want and then find out that we can’t have it both ways. Middle age is defined as a time when person realizes that he has reached the point of no return. Old ages described as a triumph of hope over experience.” (YUWA, 2012 February, pg2)
 According to the social point of view, “A person who has surpassed the age of innocence and freedom age of making mistakes; a person from whom the society starts expecting active contributions and who prepares to step in a settled life where he/she has greater responsibility to the society and family.” (YUWA, 2012 February, pg2)
UNESCO understands that young people are a heterogeneous group in constant evolution and that the experience of ‘being young’ varies enormously across regions and within countries. (Tribhuvan University, 2006)
Association of Youth Organization (AYON) defined Youth refer to the period when, mental and physical development from being children to being adolescents. In this period, while experiencing various troubles and emotional conflicts, adolescents establish their livelihood bases as the standard-bearers of the society, contribute to society through their participation in public affairs, and widen the scope of their activities both domestically and internationally in accordance with their skills, aptitude, and so on. (AYON, 2010)

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