Create enabling environment for young people – Nevers
BRING the youth face to face with available opportunities and announce to them that they are able to achieve and be everything they aspire to be, Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) faction president, Dr Never Mumba has said.
In a statement issued to the media, Dr Mumba said there was need to create an environment of new hope in the youth.
In the absence of this, the theme would be rendered mere talk.
“What we must do, is to bring our youth face to face with the available opportunities.
We must boldly announce to them that they are able to achieve and be everything they aspire to be.
“We must each start to create opportunities to mentor them and trust them.
We must create an environment of New Hope in our youth.
In the absence of this, this theme would be rendered mere talk,” he said.
He said it was incumbent for leaders to be very mindful of the examples that they put out there as “it is said that youths generally learn what we do and not what we say”.
Dr Mumba said if Zambia did not want to see youths steal, break the law or abuse substances, then leaders should lead by example.
“If we do not want our youths to steal, then we should not steal.
If we do not want our youth to be law breakers, then we should not be lawbreakers. If we want our youth to be great husbands, wives, fathers and mothers, then we must be great at those values.
“If we do not want our youth to abuse substances, then we should not abuse substances. If we do not want our youths to be violent, then we should not be violent,” he said.