This laudable objective is wholly justified by Recommendation A/REC.1/5/83 on the mobilisation of the various sections of the population in the integration process, Article 6, on Social Affairs of the Revised Treaty, which provides for the promotion of women, youth organisations and professional associations as a means of ensuring mass involvement in the activities of the Community. Added to this is the Abuja Youth Development and Empowerment Strategy Communiqué adopted by Youths of the First ECOWAS Youth Forum, 10-16 August, 2003.