Online service for youth launched

An online service to help facilitate events and activities targeting youth has been launched. Youngsters wishing to attend or volunteer for events and activities can now use a mobile application to find what they are looking for. The application ‘eShabab’ was recently launched by the Information and eGovernment Authority (IGA).

The main services provided by the app are helping find volunteering opportunities or finding youth-focused events. The full list of services provided by the app includes search and register for youth programmes, view the list of registered programmes, register for assessment exams and inquire about the status, help family members (children or siblings of aged nine to 14 years) register for programmes, request to be notified when seats are available for fully booked programmes and search and register for programmes and events.

Through “Sawaed” service, users can submit a volunteering request to the Ministry of Youth and Sport Affairs (MYS), view the list of events provided by the ministry, add it to the calendar, and share the event details through social media, view the contact details of the ministry and the youth centres, and receive notifications sent by the ministry