Unemployed Saudi youth sad lot :: Arab News

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I have a vision: A vision that sets the stage for the creation of generation two of Saudi Arabia’s Dynamic Leaders of Tomorrow (SADLOT). It is a vision that calls for a top down, and a bottom up approach to youth integration.
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If each chamber of commerce was mandated by policy to establish a “Youth Economic Council” as the formal economic voice of our nation’s SADLOT, then I am sure that the fresh young blood will not be lacking in providing us with new ideas for resolving old issues of unemployment, economic diversification, and entrepreneurial support.

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