14th SNYA attends induction session

Shamira Basset elected new speaker  

Shamira Basset, a young teacher from Glacis, is the speaker of the 14^th Seychelles National Youth Assembly (SNYA).

She was unanimously elected to the post by other members of the new version of the Youth Assembly during its induction session which was held on Saturday at the National House.

The new deputy speaker is Ria Alcindor while the clerk and deputy clerk are Andria August and Wahida Gobine respectively.

SNYA coordinator Janetta Ali has commented that this is the first time the programme, which aims at developing youth capacity and their communication skills and proposing youth solutions to youth problems, is led by an all girls’ team.

The induction session which apart from the elections included communication tips and presentation of standing orders, was led by the chief executive (CEO) of the SNYC Alvin Laurence and the special advisor for Youth Kevin Vidot. Mr Vidot was himself the speaker of the 7^th SNYA before he went on to become a member of the National Assembly (MNA).

Commenting on the all female composition of the assembly’s leadership, he said that “this is another sign of women and girls’ emancipation in Seychelles”.

He added that he would like to see the 14^th cohort bring another dimension to the SNYA, by proposing solutions to present youth challenges.

“This is not an assembly which will tell government what to do, but rather a programme for youth development,” he said.

Comparing them to the young David who defeated the mighty Goliath, he added that young people can be themselves the solution to the problems they face in society.

The 14^th SNYA will hold its first sitting on the 25^th of this month.

Source : Seychelles NATION