Join MYAN in celebrating International Youth Day! 
August 12th 2018

The theme for International Youth Day 2018 is Safe Spaces for Youth.

MYAN Australia's vision is that all young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds can access the support and opportunities they need to be active participants in, and contributors to, an Australian society in which they feel they belong.

This is achieved when young people feel safe, included, respected and supported.
We want to listen, see and share the dynamic ways in which young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds identify with safe spaces.

Send us a picture of your safe space with a caption explaining why that is your safe space, and go into the draw to have your image featured in our next newsletter and across our social media channels.
 

Get creative and have fun! These can be pictures with or without people in them. For an example, check out the picture and caption below, submitted by our Queensland representative on the Youth Ambassadors Network (YAN).

"Safe spaces such as civic spaces enable youth to engage in governance issues; public spaces afford youth the opportunity to participate in sports and other leisure activities in the community; digital spaces help youth interact virtually across borders with everyone; and well planned physical spaces can help accommodate the needs of diverse youth especially those vulnerable to marginalisation or violence." - UNDESA Division For Inclusive Social Development Youth