Chapter One: Youths in Global Context: The Anatomy of Exclusion and Processes

“Youth are the leaders and hope of tomorrow” is a common old phrase in the mouth of almost every citizen of any country. It is often used as an assurance by the old and a reassurance for the youth to believe that one day, they will get the opportunity to develop the nation and make it better. However, no one really knows when tomorrow is and neither has it come. This phrase of hope now sounds like a broken record. Nations are of the opinion that youths carry the prowess, intellect, exposure and agility to ensure that a nation’s wealth does not crumble, yet global situations and facts have shown that the youths are not well represented and not on a par with the adults in various facets of life.