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Historical Backdrop
It was 1991 and a perfect cultural storm
was on the local, national and global
horizon.
One in 15 teenagers said they currently
used both alcohol and illegal drugs, 3.2
million were victims of theft Riots in
New York, District of Columbia and
Police Brutality in Los Angeles
FDA approves
AIDS treatment USA Sanctions
against South Africa lifted
Nelson Mandela chosen president of South
African ANC
The Soviet Union ceases to exist after
73 years The United States recognizes
the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania. Haiti
President removed from
Iraq is attacked by UN forces
Yugoslavia falls apart The
Persian Gulf War comes to an end with a
cease fire.
All events were quickly communicated by
the launching of the World Wide Web
that very year.
C.I.A.J. World Youth Alliance
responding to a social and spiritual
call for community action was
established to develop a cadre of local,
national and global youth leaders
equipped with unique opportunities to
mobilize their resources and
collectively address issues of personal
and community significance.
C.I.A.J. World Youth Alliance
served a multi-cultural diverse group of
youth with a goal to uniquely reverse
the spiraling trend of youth crisis
through four independent initiatives,
which serve to:
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Provide Innovative Leadership and
Development Training
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Promote Cultural Awareness and
Provide Global Perspective
through summits, cultural education,
local, national and international
educational travel.
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Mobilize Empower and Commission
a cadre of self-directed youth
leaders and young adults to serve
and represent their communities as
"Youth Ambassadors for Change".
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Create a Youth Alliance with
other local, and global youth
serving organizations to provide an
awareness of social issues that can
best be met by youth
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