US Public Diplomacy Chief 'Waging Peace' With New Initiatives (2/3)

"It's a small group of people who come to work everyday with the mindset of, how can I advance the ideological struggle against target=_blank>extremism and target=_blank>terrorism across the world today."

Hughes says communications, cultural exchange programs, and improving the lives of others through health, education and economic target=_blank>incentives can help to counter terrorism. She says reaching out to young audiences in other countries is the main target of this project.

Hughes recently launched another program aimed at young people, ages eight to 14, in 13, mostly target=_blank>Islamic, countries.

Speaking to members of the foreign press in New York recently, Hughes said that the Youth Enrichment Programs, or YEP, offer sports, music, art and English classes to over six thousand youngsters, including in the West Bank and Gaza.

"We try to focus these programs in areas of disadvantaged youth that are both vulnerable to radical" class="hjdict" word="radical" target=_blank>radicaltarget=_blank>recruitment but also where they don't typically have these kind of opportunities."

Hughes recalled a boy she met during a recent visit to an English class in Morocco. The youth told her that he had found work, thanks to his ability to speak English.

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"这是一个小群体,每天大家都带着这种想法工作:我如何才能提高思想意识来与现今世界的极端主义和恐怖主义做斗争？"

休斯表示，沟通和文化交流项目，以及通过促进健康、教育和经济来改善他人的生活质量有助于反恐。她说，此项目的主要目标是针对其他国家的年轻大众。

休斯最近启动了另一个针对年龄范围在8到14岁的青少年的项目，在13个国家实施，其中大部分是伊斯兰教国家。

在近日对国外通讯社的发言中，休斯称青年拓展计划/丰富人生计划，也称YEP,为包括约旦河西岸和加沙地带在内的六千多年轻人提供了体育、音乐、艺术和英语课程。

"我们试图这些项目的重心放在一些易被激进分子招入但同时很难获得这些教育机会的贫穷青年身上."

休斯回忆说在近日去摩洛哥英语课堂的访问途碰到的一个男孩。那个年轻人告诉她他由于会说英语已找到了工作。