Education is A Vital Key to Development

IT is vital that the African governments continue to treat education as a priority sector because it is key to development highlights the Zambian Government.

Zambia is a young and developing nation and the majority of its population are youths, in need of education. But what is critical is to ensure that the youths receive the correct type of education that will provide them with skills and knowledge to effectively contribute to national development.

At the moment, there appears to be gaps in the type of education that is offered and that is why the Government should quickly move to review the curriculum. It must be a curriculum that will suit the needs of individuals and also fit in the overall national development plans.

Without an educated populace, a nation cannot achieve development in areas of human endeavor and it is befitting that the Government has in the recent years been allocating huge sums of money to the sector.

Read full article from the Times of Zambia HERE.

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What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is a 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. Through current globalization trends and dispersion of Zimbabwean youths, CIYDA currently has a network connection of approximately 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Africa Day 2010: What Next for Africa?

Harare, May 25, 2010 - 53 nations, 2nd largest in size and a land rich not only in natural resource but also home to some of the most talent this world has yet to see. Millions flock in year in year out to come and experience the beauty, the freshness and wonders that Africa has in store. Yet still beneath the surface she stands marred with a past that stubbornly refusing to be erased and to cease to torment even her kids being born and yet to be born.


A hundred plus years ago “strangers” came on to our beautiful land. Some had “good intentions” while some, like wolves in sheep skin, came with “evil intentions”. History records of how some were taken away in slavery, some displaced from their homelands, the land taken away as history began to reshape. A lot can be said about the horrible and horrific things that transpired yet not much has been said about what we really lost back then. For in my view, I feel we lost our dignity, our sense of self worth and our identity as a people. For it is during these traumatic times that I feel we lost it. At the crack of the whip and the master’s request, our self worth was trimmed. Subjected to inhumane conditions we ceased to see ourselves as equals. As normal human beings that had the same potential and capacity as everybody else. A new name was given to us and very soon we forgot who we really were. “Kunta Kinte” soon became “George”. Our thought patterns and culture began to follow their shape. What we had always known became “evil” as we embraced what was theirs. Years went by and though the slave trade ended and many African nations have since become “independent” freedom is yet to be fully realized. Freedom not just to own our own resources and run our own sovereign states, we are yet to develop freedom in our mindsets.

Download and read full article by Munya Takawira HERE.

About Munya Takawira
Munya Takawira writes in his capacity as the Director of Volunteering at CIYDA. Munya is also the Founder of Joshua Foundation a partner organization of CIYDA that works with orphans and disadvantaged young people in Zimbabwe. Munya is a youth leader with the Trinity Methodist in Harare and his passion lies in Youth Development when he is not supporting Liverpool FC. Read more of Munya's work on his Blog: http://munyataks.blogspot.com/

Disclaimer: - 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 transferred from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, CIYDA Executive Director, CIYDA Team or CIYDA Associates.

Africa Day 2010: Promoting Peace through Sport

Harare, May 25, 2010 – Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) today joins the rest of Africa and all its people across the globe in commemorating the coming together of nations, a race of people, who came out in defiance with a common goal, to take charge of their destiny not only as a united, but free people. The journey of a thousand miles commences with a single step one says, well for Africa and it’s populace that day began on May 25, 1963. It is a journey that we continue to walk today and has undoubtedly been fraught with both internal and external impediments.

It is perhaps in a distant past that Africa and its people ever found reason to celebrate and reignite that dormant sense of pride on two consecutive occasions. This year’s Africa Day theme, ‘Promoting Peace through Sport’, couldn’t perhaps be more meaningful. In just over two weeks, Africa hosts for the first time one of the biggest event in sports calendar, the FIFA World Cup. Many from across the globe will throng to recently built and re-developed stadia in some of the most remarkable cities of South Africa. For the continent it is a dream come true, after all most of the talent gracing the best leagues in Europe are from Africa. However for most of its people, this will merely shift from a dream at a continental level to a personal one, for most will get neither the opportunity to see their local sports idols at such a prestigious football stage in person, nor will they get the slightest glimpse of it except in print. To sum it up for many as one writer put it,

It’s a party in my back yard...I just can’t afford...

Download and read full CIYDA Africa Day article HERE

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is a 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. Through current globalization trends and dispersion of Zimbabwean youths, CIYDA currently has a network connection of approximately 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Tighter Control of Youths Funds for Development

With the Ministry of Youth, Indigenization and Empowerment recently releasing funds for the allocation to youths with bankable ideas through the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ), this article couldn't have come at a better time.

Political leaders and lobby groups are pushing for tighter controls on lending to youth and women groups to reduce default rates.

Borrowers have stopped servicing their loans, reporting default rates of about 40 per cent, Youth and Women Enterprise Development Fund managers say.

Analysts say cash will soon run out since the kitty is a revolving fund— in which the repaid installments are used to advance more loans to new borrowers.

Read full article at Business Daily HERE.

Disclaimer: - 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 transferred from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, CIYDA Executive Director, CIYDA Team or CIYDA Associates.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is a 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. Through current globalization trends and dispersion of Zimbabwean youths, CIYDA currently has a network connection of approximately 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.

Proper Use of Technology for Empowerement by Youths

CIYDA, amongst other things, born out of the need to maximize the use of information technology to empower Zimbabwean youths it is a welcome remind from one of the most prominent statesman that its misuse can muddy the water leading to conflicting outcomes.

During his address at the Hampton University in Virginia, USA, Mr Obama pointed out how young people are coming of age in a 24/7 media environment that bombards us with all kinds of content and exposes us to all kinds of arguments, some of which don't always rank all that high on the truth meter.

For Africa it has mostly been true that young people are caught up in the media circus such that the 'bread and butter' issues that affect their development is never addressed. In an era when corporate governance should be right up there with corporate reputation the media gate keepers tend to pursue disruptive and divisive agendas which leaves young people questioning the basic fundamentals of their identity and prospective development.

Mr Obama went on to say, "...information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation."

Read full article HERE.

Disclaimer: - 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 transferred from other websites and expressed herein are those of the author of the ORIGINAL article and do not necessarily represent the views of CIYDA, CIYDA Executive Director, CIYDA Team or CIYDA Associates.

What is CIYDA
Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development Africa (CIYDA) is a 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. Through current globalization trends and dispersion of Zimbabwean youths, CIYDA currently has a network connection of approximately 500 Zimbabwean youths in many countries amongst them, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and Canada.