• South Asian Youth Society

    The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible, and achieve it, generation after generation.
    -- Pearl S. Buck

  • Power Toward Good Ends

    "We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends."
    -- Mary McLeod Bethune

  • New Revolution

    "Every generation needs a new revolution."
    ~ Thomas Jefferson

  • Time of life

    Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips, and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigour of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. ~ Samuel Ullman

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SAYLS 2012


 

 

The South Asian Youth Leaders’ Summit 2012 will be the first of its kind to be held in this region. SAYLS aims to create a united South Asian platform andbuild a strong regional partnershipamong the U.S. state alumni and potential future leaders of the region to address the challenges ahead of South Asia in terms of socio-economic and socio-political perspectives and come up with ideas, mechanisms and innovative solutions for building a prosperous South Asia.

The summit will be held under the US State Department Alumni awarded AEIF project titled ‘Uniting Youth Leaders of Today and Tomorrow to Build Better South Asia’. The theme of the project is ‘Building Prosperity’ and theme of the summit is ‘Social Business’ in the aspects of Economic Opportunity and Prosperity, Women Empowerment, Promoting a Better Environment and Outreach towards  Marginalized Communities. The US Embassy Dhaka and the American Center will monitor the entire project.  North South University, Dhaka is the Venue and Academic partner.