President of Colombia promotes “Youth in Peace” program
The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, promotes the “Youth in Peace” initiative, which seeks to prevent young people from joining criminal organizations and drug use, in order to guarantee a safe and dignified future for young people. teleSUR
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00:00The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, boosted the Youth in Peace program since January 1st, 2023 to prevent youngsters from joining criminal groups.
00:09The government program provides one million Colombian pesos per month to young people nationwide
00:14who live in extreme poverty conditions to help them study or for them to open their own businesses.
00:20Lately, President Petro urged youngsters to work for a higher life quality and unity
00:25in order to counter the over 55,000 suicide attempts of young people
00:29and decrease their participation in criminal actions as well.
00:32One of the beneficiaries of the Youth in Peace program shared his experience.
00:41It is very difficult to live in the Alberto Lleras Camargo neighborhood hit by violence.
00:45Why is that?
00:47Because I've known what a gun is and what a bullet is since I was a little boy.
00:50And it is not easy, and today people think that it does not leave long-term effects, but it does.
00:57I have been able to invest the resources from the Youth in Peace program in this stationary store business
01:02to generate income not only for myself but also for my family,
01:05and in the near future, we hope to expand this and create opportunities for other young people like me.