Young people today live in a difficult world. There are more graduates than jobs in the market, the environment is more degraded than ever before, and competition to earn a living and have the same quality of life as the previous generation is increasingly difficult.

For young people who live in countries where government services do not always work the way they should, life is even tougher. Given that the young are vulnerable to decisions made by those governing them, what can they do to become more empowered so they can make a wider contribution to a better world?

One group of young people from the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance, decided to take their own stand in shaping their country’s future development path. As a first step they recently held a summit to learn more about the challenges of governance, and to propose potential solutions... — blogs.adb.org/blog