SERDANG – The Rakan Muda programme, expected to be relaunched this year, will be among the priority programmes of the Youth and Sports Ministry.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the programme, which will be strengthened through various improvements to have a more comprehensive and positive impact on the youth, is in the final stages of study.
“We are planning its execution, whereby various programmes will be placed under it (Rakan Muda). When it is ready, the ministry will launch it.
“Rakan Muda was quite well known during the 90s, so if we can introduce it again, surely it can be extended to the current and future generations,” she said.
She said this to reporters after attending the 3rd Distinguished Lecturer Series on Youth Well-being at Universiti Putra Malaysia, here, today.
On March 5, the sports ministry announced that the Rakan Muda programme will be re-empowered through various improvements, including developing youths’ potential and the spirit of volunteerism.
Rakan Muda was a programme that fostered interest, polished talent and highlighted personal potential involving youths aged 15 to 25 years, which was introduced by the government in 1994. – Bernama, April 6, 2023
