Youth internet TV is planned to be launched in Belarus in a month

August 16, Minsk /BELTA/. Youth online television A-TV is planned to be launched in Belarus in a month. This was announced today by Igor Buzovsky, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the public association "Belarusian Republican Youth Union," to journalists before the opening of the youth online forum "I am a Leader!", a BELTA correspondent reports. The Belarusian Republican Youth Union has long been working on the creation of such an original online resource. "It is not easy to do this on a voluntary basis, but we will try," said Igor Buzovsky. Alexander Stasevich, Deputy Head of the Internet Projects Center of the Central Committee of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, in turn, said that reports from Belarus's first youth online TV can already be seen on the website www.A-TV.by, as well as on the A-TV page in the social network "VKontakte". The project is aimed at young people who want to express themselves in journalism. Anyone can create their own report and send it to the administration of the website www.A-TV.by or through the website's group on "VKontakte". It is expected that after A-TV starts broadcasting live, studio debates, social programs, and much more will be available here. The youth online forum "I am a Leader!" brought together about 200 young bloggers, aspiring web journalists, leaders of online communities, and administrators of youth websites from all regions of Belarus. Forum participants will have the opportunity to communicate in an informal setting with masters of Belarusian journalism, political analysts, and leaders of various online communities. The program also includes master classes from specialists in internet technologies, business games, and training sessions aimed at personal growth and leadership development. The "I am a Leader!" forum launched the "Make Your Choice" program, which the Belarusian Republican Youth Union is implementing during the preparation and conduct of elections to the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus of the fifth convocation. The Belarusian Republican Youth Union plans to hold large-scale campaigns to foster national and civic consciousness among youth, promote statehood and patriotism, and respect for the history, culture, and traditions of their people. Among the most significant events are the gathering of student teams "Summer-2012", the republican project "100 Ideas for Belarus", and the youth marathon "Make Your Choice". In addition, the Belarusian Republican Youth Union intends to organize the republican campaign "Young Voter's Day" - a mass information campaign designed to inform young people about their rights and tell them about the achievements and opportunities gained as a result of the state youth policy. "The Belarusian Republican Youth Union traditionally takes an active part in all socially significant events of the country, and parliamentary elections are no exception," noted Igor Buzovsky, speaking about the significance of the "Make Your Choice" program. "We want to emphasize that today the state provides a huge number of opportunities that must be able to be used. The task of the campaign is to present them," stressed the leader of the youth union. -0-