A grade 12 pupil at St Edmunds High School in Mazabuka has commended the Mwanawasa administration for releasing K 120 million Youth Development Fund for youth empowerment projects in the district.
Daniel Banda said during the Youth Day celebrations, held at the Show grounds that
the release of the funds had cheered youths in the district as it would go along way
in addressing the unemployment levels among youths.
Banda however, urged Government to consider increasing the allocation given per
constituency, if all youths were to benefit adding that the K 40 million released
per constituency was inadequate to cater for all the applicants.
He complained that most youths in the district were involved in illegal activities
because of lack of employment and skills.
Banda said it was painful to see youths who had graduated from the University and
other institutions of higher learning roaming the streets due to lack of employment.
He prodded Government to create job opportunities for youths especially those from
higher institutions of learning, if they were to contribute to the growth of the
economy.
The theme for this year’s youth day celebrations is ” Youth rise to the challlenge
of job and wealth creation”.
