{"id":649,"date":"2024-09-05T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ostomyasiasouthpacific.org.previewc40.carrierzone.com\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2024-11-07T15:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:02:25","slug":"20-40-young-adult-ostomates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/index.php\/20-40-young-adult-ostomates\/","title":{"rendered":"20 \/ 40 Young Adult Ostomates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"649\" class=\"elementor elementor-649\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8fe9aa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8fe9aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc9a29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"adc9a29\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A major challenge facing IOA today is the recruitment of new volunteer leaders. Time demands of today&#8217;s social cyber environment have limited the free time that in the past was committed to humanitarian causes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47eb3a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47eb3a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The age of today\u2019s leaders is increasing along with their length of time in office.IOA\u2019s 20\/40 Program focuses on resolving this challenge through involvement of younger people in the governance of Ostomy Support organizations. The program is embraced by the 20\/40 community, but buy-in by Organizational leaders has been slow in coming.<\/p><p><em><strong>The objectives of the IOA 20\/40 Program are to globally identify and establish a network of 20 to 40 yearold ostomates interested in participating in the governance of Ostomy Support Organizations; to identify ostomy related needs of the 20\/40er community; and, to promote the interaction of Medical Professionals, ostomy product Manufacturers\/Distributors and Governmental Agency communities to work together to determine how best to meet the needs of this 20\/40 community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>IOA looks to the members of the threee regions to work with IOA in the expansion of the 20\/40 Program.<\/p><p>By: Ken Aukett Speech Delivered in 2018 during WCET KL Malaysia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca1212 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cca1212\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e0d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1e0d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d2d0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11d2d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71563b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71563b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories of Young Leaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d8147 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93d8147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2c42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b2c42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/friends.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/friends.png 741w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/friends-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e090d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e090d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e16ec3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e16ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No one is exempted not to join in building the 20\/40 Focus Group in every member country.<\/p><p>We place our hopes in young ostomaates who are the future leaders of every member association. If you intend to build a 20\/40 Group in your member country, I hope you can coordinate with me so that we can realize the dream that every association has this young ostomate component in their country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0ad82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c0ad82\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b4b71 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0b4b71\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc3fb2 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fc3fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/council.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/council.png 451w, https:\/\/www.ostomyasiasouthpacific.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/council-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b32ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94b32ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd62df elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fd62df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The best model that we have at present is the 20\/40 Focus Group of JOA with a strong organization of youth leaders in every association and chapters. May I encourage each and every president to look out for your potential prospective whom you can guide and mentor as they journey along in serving young ostomates like them.<\/p><p>Help me build the Young Leaders Council for 20\/40 ASPOA.<\/p><p>May this <strong>Pledge of Commitment<\/strong> be your guide in forming and molding young ostomates in your association.<\/p><p>Presented by Mr. Ronaldo Lora &#8211; ASPOA Conference, South Korea, March 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7eff5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a7eff5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e7db18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e7db18\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c5366 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c5366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The 20\/40 Challenge<\/strong><br \/><strong>A Pledge of Commitment<\/strong><\/p><p>As members of the Asia and South Pacific Ostomy Association, and in an effort to discover and strengthen the sector of young adult ostomates in our Association;<\/p><p>We recognize the vast opportunities that young adult ostomates have to offer in building and strengthening the 20\/40 Focus Group that works hand in hand with the International Ostomy Association;<\/p><p>We acknowledge the youthful spirit they exhude, the availability of time they offer, the raw talent they possess, and the genuine heart they exemplify in service to fellow young ostomates in continuing the work of our Association;<\/p><p>Hence, I pledge to:<\/p><p>\u2022 Keep a watchful eye for potential young adults who can continue the work of the Association as my way of passing on the torch;<br \/>\u2022 Provide guidance and support in their formation<br \/>\u2022 Partner with them to promote quality of life for ostomates;<br \/>\u2022 Support them in every way with loyalty and action, word and deed; and<br \/>\u2022 Live each day as an example of what our Association is ought to be.<\/p><p>Signed by:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2589a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d2589a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074777e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"074777e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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