{"id":17843,"date":"2014-12-15T00:52:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T00:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/youth-urged-to-be-agents-of-change\/"},"modified":"2014-12-15T00:50:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T00:50:31","slug":"youth-urged-to-be-agents-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/youth-urged-to-be-agents-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth urged to be agents of change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana has challenged the Rwandan youth to rise up and drive the campaign against crimes and play a central role in crime prevention. } <\/p>\n<p>The IGP made the call on December 14 while receiving 32 members of Rwanda Youth Volunteers in Crime Prevention Organization (RYVCPO) at the Rwanda National Police headquarters in Kacyiru. <\/p>\n<p>The youth, who represented their colleagues at the provincial and district level had paid a courtesy call to RNP to review and discuss the organization\u2019s activities get more understanding in their crime prevention awareness campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Currently the organization has over 7,000 members nationalwide. <\/p>\n<p>IGP Gasana appealed to the youth to always strive to mobilize their peers from different parts of the country to become part of crime prevention initiatives. <\/p>\n<p>They were also briefed on the main crimes committed in the country including assault, drugs abuse, battery and child defilement which are largely attributed<br \/>\nto ignorance especially of parents. <\/p>\n<p>Jean Bosco Mutangana, the President of RYVCPO, described the meeting as &#8220;great opportune to discuss about their activities, challenges and as a result draw new strategies to further prevent crimes.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a big opportunity for us, coming here and getting advice from the IGP and other officers; we feel honored and encouraged,\u201d Mutangana said . <\/p>\n<p>The second batch of 300 members of the youth organisation is scheduled to a 10-day  workshop on crime prevention effective December 21 at the National Police College in Musanze district. <\/p>\n<p>The first batch completed the same exercise in September, this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. 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