Matongo Maumbi
Zambia
The issue that really matters to me is giving a voice to the voiceless. This group includes the poor and the youthful youth. I became aware about this through my work as a journalist as most of the issues that are being covered by the media concern people that are already in the limelight and leave out the grassroots. I started radio programmes featuring only children for them to have a voice of their own. I am also recording Oral Testimonies from ordinary people in the villages. Issues have... ( lire plus...)
Kalaluka Akalala | 26
Zambia
What inspires me is the passion that young that young people all over the world have for social change. Nelson Mandela once said that the world is hungry for action not words. Young people can remain an untapped resource if decision-makers do not integrate their knowledge, vision and experience. The world’s largest untapped resource in creating a developed world is young people. Youth are a huge and growing demographic, making up more than two-thirds of the population of some developing... ( lire plus...)
KOUYATE | 30
Guinea
La fuite des intellectuels africains face à leurs responsabilités. C'est vrai, ils le disent d'ailleurs, ça ne va pas en Afrique. Mais, faut-il lâcher bride et croiser les bras? Assurément non! L'Afrique ne se développera à l'insu de ses fils et filles. Il faut serrer la seinture au-delà du dernier cran et travailler car, seul le travail libérera l'Afrique. ( lire plus...)
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