Young NIMD

For five days, four politically interested youth from Suriname have visited the Netherlands to exchange valuable experiences with Dutch political youth. The exchange was meant to strengthen the ties between Dutch and Suriname political youth, to further promote the participation of political youth in Suriname and to formulate a programme for future cooperation.

The programme included the following activities:

- A debate on taxes with Dutch MP's on Monday in the Hague;

- An introduction to demcoracy and youth participation on Tuesday at NIMD in the Hague;

- A training on debate on Wednesday at JOVD Head Office in the Hague;

- A visit to the Parliament and a Round Table with Dutch political youth leaders on Thursday;

- A session on youth campaigns and a visit to the Dutch Youth Council on Friday;

- A concluding session for future planning on Saturday at D66 Head Office in the Hague.

The exchange resulted in a valuable exchange of experiences and the exploration of further ideas for cooperation between Dutch and Surinam political youth. Please find an on-line reflection of two of the participants here.

For further information on the exchange please contact  Lizzy Beekman at NIMD: lizzybeekman@nimd.org