Youth Aware: The Problem and the Challenge Causes of Unfavorable Policies Toward Youth
	Lack of awareness on civic education, constitutional affairs, and current burning issues			Lack of opportunties for practice in leadership and management					Tensions between youth and the state
	Non-involvement of youth in policy formulation processes	Youth are not regarded as stakeholders in society	Disorganized youth; few opportunities for youthful leadership to emerge	Lack in confidence in themselves and trust in others	Lack of managerial skills	Poor leadership and cooperation by youth in organizations	Existence of political and religious conflicts	Poor networking	Barriers to entry into political work
Under-representation in decision-making bodies as per population		Lack of national vision on youth by the state		Weaknesses of youth organizations		Absence of common advocacy/agenda		Passiveness of youth in politics
		Unfavorable policies toward youth

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indicate causes that Youth Aware attacks directly.

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