Head of programs "Botnar": Developing the lives of young people requires focusing on urban development
Chief Executive Officer of Programs at the Swiss Butnar Foundation, Alexander Schulz, said that developing the lives of young people requires focusing on the development and development of urbanization, stressing that we need a common understanding of the challenges we face in that area, and finding solutions for them.
This came during the participation of the CEO of the Foundation’s programs in a session entitled “Facilitating local businesses for sustainable cultural development,” on the sidelines of the “Business and Institutions” Forum. Which was held at the World Urban Forum hosted by Cairo during the period (4 – 8) of this November under the slogan “Everything starts locally, let’s work together for sustainable cities and communities.”
Schulz added that young people need full support, provision of all services available to them, empowerment and communication with them, as cooperation between the public and private sectors is an investment in itself.
He stressed that the participation of the parties Concern between the public and private sectors must be complementary, and the path will then be clear to everyone, explaining the need for there to be regional and international actors. To achieve cooperation between all parties.
He pointed out that each sector has interests that it seeks to achieve, stressing the need for all concerned parties to consider the other party’s perspective, noting that the roles between the concerned parties are equal. It must also be integrated so that we can reach solutions.
He explained the need for social responsibility to be distributed among all concerned governmental and private parties, pointing out that the Foundation supports the participation of parties Concerned government and private sectors, and the participation of the city council from the beginning and setting the agenda.
He pointed out the importance of relying on science, mathematics, and engineering in the field of sustainable development, pointing out that the private sector seeks to Continuously developing their work, and benefiting from their experience.
