Tuesday 03 / March / 2026
Muscat: As part of its 2026 plans, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth is implementing a package of quality projects and programmes aimed at regulating and enhancing the participation of young people in the national development process.
The Ministry outlined the objectives of two main youth projects that it is undertaking in 2026: A youth volunteering project codenamed "Support Oman" (Isnad Oman) and a "Youth Initiatives" project. The projects are in pursuance of Ministry's achievements made in 2025.
The 2026 "Support Oman" youth volunteering project seeks to regulate young people's volunteering action and cultivate specialized youth leaders, said Mohammed bin Marhoon Al Maktoumi, Director of the Youth Initiatives Department at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. As part of the project, four action camps will be held in different governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, said Al Maktoumi, noting that the project envisages training 500 young volunteers through an emergency management intervention plan, in coordination with the Emergency Management Centre.
On the other hand, the Ministry’s “Youth Initiatives” project will help augment young people’s participation in community activities. In 2025, the Ministry supported 61 youth initiatives that benefited more than 14,000 young people. It also launched the first version of an “Initiatives Incubator” that benefited 60 young people.
The 2026 plan supports 40 youth initiatives in various governorates, targeting 12,000 young people, in addition to activating an electronic system for licensing initiatives. The Youth Initiatives Project contributes to enabling young people to assume leadership roles in community services.
The Ministry pointed out that implementation of the two projects aligns with the goals of Oman Vision 2040 and prioritizes the objectives of citizenship, national identity, heritage and culture. The overall aim is to groom a responsible society whose members are aware of their rights and duties, which is also the objective of the 10th Five-Year Plan.
