Grappling With Youths Development: How to Avoid Youth Restiveness

July 29, 2009 - In realisation of the important role youths can play in an society Governor Isa Yuguda argued stated that, youths and Women, and particularly the youths are beacon of every nation's future and unless special care, attention and goodwill is given to them, there may end up having a society of urban guerillas with a restive array of young people who are unemployed and angry and have no food to eat and no school to go to. Without due investment in devlopment for youths he foresaw a result enshrined in tragedy, so, as a government he argued that the country's major priority is to first of all embark on focused youth and women empowerment programmes to address the youth restiveness and women unemployment which we inherited from the previous administration.

It is evident today that one of the major challenges of development in Zimbabwe like any other country generally is what to do with the large army of the unemployed and sometimes restive youths. CIYDA has taken upon itself the responsibility of attempting to implement initiatives that aim to mop up the restive youths off the streets by engaging them productively in various empowerment programmes such as mentorship, volunteering, business start-up support, key skills acquisition to make them employable and employers of labour as well as direct economic empowerment.

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Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein from other websites, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions transfered from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and the CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

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Africa: Investment in Technology to Attract Youths & for Development

July 28, 2009 - Prof. Edward Ayensu, Ghana Council of Scientific and Industrial Research recently argued that AFRICA will not develop unless the political leaders give priority to the development of science and technology. It is important that African leaders establish a technology development fund for research and development institutions.

In echoing CIYDA's advocacy for investing in youths as a route to development, Prof. Ayensu argued that Africa can design all types of research projects but if there are no funds to execute them, they end up on paper. He further stated that the fund could also be used to give seed capital to young scientists to start new projects.

The establishment of the fund would show political commitment to science and technology innovations as a major instrument in Africa's development process.

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Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein from other websites, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions transfered from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and the CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

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United States of Africa: Continent Must Unite to Achieve Its Goals

July 24, 2009 - The Libyan leader and current chairman of the African Union, President Muamar Ghadafi has once again reiterated his clarion call for African unity, stressing that the continent must be united in order to achieve its goals.

He stressed that in the absence of unity and lack of political will, the continent's goals will be hard to achieve. The Libyan leader made these comments at the Independence Stadium in Bakau, Gambia, where he addressed thousands of Gambians as part of his activities in the country.

The African Union chairman also used the opportunity to implore the youths to distance themselves from illegal migration, stressing the need for them to stay on the continent. He noted that Africans should rely on themselves for development, saying "we have the mineral resources, and the people". To this end, he reminded the youths about the fact that the former colonials colonised the continent because it is the richest in the world. He told the youths that the colonisers had treated Africans like animals. Read full article HERE.

Mapondera, F. A. Says: - Having highlighted some of these issues in my commentary published in celebration of Africa Day on the 25th May 2009 (CLICK HERE)I couldn't agree more with His Excellency President Muamar Ghadafi. However there is a need to accurately define what Africa's goals are as well as to what extent unity amongst African brothers & sisters stretches. More often than not African goals have been distorted undoubtedly by external influences in the form of Western Governments and on the other hand 'unity' is often banded around when there is a political objective to be realised. There are many ways Africa could benefit from 'unity' but 'unity' should mean exactly that and should be evident in ALL aspects aimed at development in Africa.

In working to unify the continent we should not marginalise those in need and those who will suffer the consequences in future of a myopic approach, the YOUTHS. In all future pursuit of unity, Africa should realise the role youths have to play and how they are undeniably going to be the leaders of tomorrow. If through unity a United States of Africa is born eventually there needs to be a change in the approach for engaging youths, impart them with the necessary tools to make them successful leaders of tomorrow.

Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein from other websites, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions transfered from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and the CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Rwanda: Youths challenged to join business

July 24, 2009 - As if singing from the same hymn sheet as CIYDA, the leaders in Rwanda have urged the young people to go into business when opportunities present themselves, however early.

Speaking at Junior Chamber International’s(JCI) business networking breakfast yesterday, Rajeev Agrawal Technology and Business Incubation Facility (TBIF) Manager challenged the youth to embark on businesses even prior to joining any kind of employment.

Mr Rajeev Agrawal further stated that, “We are encouraging fresh graduates to go into businesses; entrepreneurship needs to be a first option. This will greatly contribute to the country’s development”

Addressing the young entrepreneurs Agrawal said that venturing into businesses would give the youth’s financial freedom and also help in abolishing existing market monopolies.

“We need to learn from countries like China and India regarding importance of Small business in development of a country.”

He advised the young entrepreneurships to challenge their creativity and embark on networking and partnerships while establishing their businesses.

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Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein from other websites, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions transfered from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and the CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Africa: Trade is Key to Continent's Economic Growth

July 22, 2009 - Trade is the key to long-term, sustainable economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa, says Florizelle Liser, assistant U.S. trade representative for Africa.

Because trade is vital to sub-Saharan Africa's economic future and to improving lives and livelihoods, the 8th Annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, August 4-6, is an important venue for cultivation of trade opportunities, Liser said in a July 21 interview with America.gov.

"Trade is critically important to economic development. Right now, Africa has about 2 percent of all world trade, which is hard to believe when you think about all of the tremendous resources that they have -- oil, diamonds, gold ... not to mention all the agricultural products such as coffee, tea, cocoa -- and to think that Africa still only has 2 percent of world trade is really incredible. But the power of trade is that if the Africans were able to increase their share of world trade from 2 to 3 percent, that 1 percentage increase would actually generate about $70 billion of additional income annually for Africa," or about three times the total development assistance Africa gets from the entire world, Liser said.

It is well and true for Mr Liser to highlight these statistics. It's one thing identifying and another actually doing something about it. The time has come for the developed countries to stop making false promises. Africa is a continet that can sustain it'self only if given the opportunity to do so.

On the part of our leaders all I ask that you realise the important roles the youth can play in the economic growth of Africa. You need to impart youths with the necessary skills as well as provide opportunities for them to pursue. Africa has a capable populace of young people who are flighting the continent in search of opportunities abroad and in most cases exploited and abused in the process. Let's harness these and use them to our adavantage. Most developed nations have benefited from the generousity of Africa in terms of natural resources, we can't be idle and watch our best resources, educated youths being expropriated because we have failed to integrate and accomodate them in the development process.

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Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein from other websites, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions transfered from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and the CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

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Africa’s future is up to Africans?

July 21, 2009 - In his article Dr. Hassan B. Sisay respectfully I submits that the president’s semi - hands off approach is too simplistic, and may be a recipe for disaster.

Dr. Sisay states that economies are in shambles, debt crisis is escalating, and many African nations still produce primarily what they don’t eat, and eat what they don’t produce. Some African problems are so ingrained and intractable that they cannot be solved without the forceful intervention of the international community preferably led by the United States.

In his award winning book, Africa in Chaos, George B.N. Ayittey, a renowned Ghanaian economist, and professor at American university in Washington D.C., identified two schools of thought (the externalists and the internalists) regarding Africa’s economic and political crises. He noted that “Externalists believe that Africa’s woes are due to external factors …such as Western colonialism and imperialism, the pernicious effects of the slave trade, racist conspiracy plots, exploitation by avaricious multinational corporations, and unjust international economic system, inadequate flows of foreign aid, and deteriorating terms of trade.” Internalist factors, according to Ayittey include: “misguided leadership, systemic corruption, capital flight, economic mismanagement, senseless civil wars, political tyranny, flagrant violations of human rights, and military vandalism.” Like Ayittey, President Obama believes that “internal factors are mostly man-made or artificial” and can be solved by Africans themselves. He forcefully told his Ghanaian audience that “the world will be what you make of it. You have the power to hold your leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people.”

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Disclamer: - Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein, CIYDA cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions. Unless otherwise indicated, opinions expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, it's Executive Director and CIYDA Team.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Youths: You Have the Power to Hold Your Leaders Accountable

July 19, 2009 - President Obama's call for Africa's youth to hold our leaders accountable should further motivate young people in Sierra Leone who are very keen to play an active role in the country's development. Speaking to all young people across Africa, Obama said, "The world will be what you make of it. You have the power to hold your leaders accountable, and to build institutions that serve the people."

Read full article HERE.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

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You, African youth arise – Obama screamed

In his recent trip to Ghana, Obama sought to engage the youth of Africa by reminding them that they are the bedrock of any future success for Africa. His words in Accra rippled across the continent and spurred the idle youths to seek out opportunities and for our governments to engage youths at primary level.

I am confident that governments across Africa are working to empower the youths, yet at the same time I feel more could be done. In Zimbabwe the Government has rolled out some financial packages through the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe to offer micro-loans for youths to get started with projects. This is a welcome effort from the Ministry concerned but there needs to be some partnership and common understanding to nurture these young people to fully realise their potential and what they have embarked on.

With this new constitution being drafted, the youths have to be at the centre of it as the time has come not only for Zimbabwe, but for Africa to be seen to being proactive towards innovation and sustainability. And for this to be possible, the youths need not be marginalised.

So, in echoing President Obama's words, I too say,

"You, Zimbabwean youths together with your African peers, arise and be creative and innovative..."

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What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is an non-profit organisation founded in 2008 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. CIYDA is working to develop and empower the youths of Zimbabwe for the benefits of the nation and Africa as a continent through the use of new media, information technology and networking amongst other things. Through these drivers, CIYDA aims to facilitate an information hub and service provision in the areas of Business Start-up, Social & Cultural Integration, Socio-economic Mentoring and Volunteering. CIYDA currently has a network connection of over 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Mandela Day Inspires People to Aid the Needy

This is welcome news from South Africa as they continue to set a trend in initiatives that the rest of Africa as well as the world can emulate.

However it shouldn't take the birthday or the death of a prominent figure in society to jolt people into action in working for their communities. Amongst us there are always vulnerable members of society and those in need of our time either phsyically or just communicating our knowledge from a distance. As a continent, Africa needs to be proactive and working to develop our youths and use them as effective tools in such initiatives. After all it starts by influencing and changing behavious at grass roots level to get effective outcomes in the long run.

At CIYDA this is something we are working to implement, and thanks to new media and information technology one does not need to be physically present to make a difference.

Read full article on Mandela Day HERE.