ALL EYES ON MASVINGO
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, has reiterated that the National Youth Day is celebrated for youths to reflect on their contributions to the country’s development and encourage them to adopt good leadership values.
Running under the theme ‘Positioning Youth Empowerment and Development towards achieving Vision 2030’, the event will be held at Mushagashe Youth Vocational Training Centre today.
President Mnangagwa is expected to be the guest of honour while foreign delegates from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Tanzania are expected to grace the occasion.
Speaking during the Post-Cabinet briefing, Minister Muswere said:
“Preparations for the event are well on course, with adequate logistical arrangements for the mobilisation and transportation of the youths having been finalised.
“The National Youth Day is celebrated annually to recognise youths, reflect on their contributions to the country’s development and encourage them to adopt good leadership values through emulating the fore-bearers who fought for the country’s independence.
“The youths constitute 64 percent of the country’s population and the National Youth Day Celebrations will enable the youths and Government to take stock of the empowerment programmes to date and engage in community-specific change projects.
“The event also provides young people with opportunities for ownership, accountability, responsibility and sustainability of initiatives, while ensuring that we leave no place and no one behind.”
Minister Muswere added:
“The National Youth Day is meant to identify and unlock the socio-economic potential of youths through building the capacity of young people.
“To identify and unlock socio-economic opportunities for youths by engaging policymakers in key sectors of the economy to harness the youth dividend towards the achievement of Vision 2030; and to increase awareness, commitment and investment in youth development initiatives, programmes and projects.”
The event will host an Economic Dialogue, during which a youth representative will make a presentation on issues affecting the youths.
“The Economic Dialogue will bring together about 30,000 youths from all provinces of the country, and the President, Mnangagwa, will be the guest of honour.
“Foreign delegates from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Tanzania are expected to grace the occasion.”