UK, RI start youth exchange program

UK, RI start youth exchange program

KEDIRI, East Java: Nine pairs of British and Indonesian youths have started a three-month volunteer service in Kediri, East Java, under the World Youth Millennium Award (WYMA).

The pairs, each comprising a British participant and an Indonesian counterpart, will as of this week be divided. Four pairs are assigned in the city of Kediri while the five others will be stationed in Pare, Kediri regency.

According to Kediri regency spokesman Zainal Machsun, the program, a project of the Indonesian Scout Movement and the British Council aims at promoting bilateral ties in social, cultural and youth affairs.

Financed by a British non-governmental organization, the participants will stay with several "foster" families while following their daily activities without accommodation charges.

The youth volunteers will be engaged in various practical jobs in extraordinary schools for the disabled, orphanages, job training centers, foreign language courses and paddy production areas. --Antara