In a significant initiative to empower and offer invaluable exposure to the youth of Zambia, the Government has successfully secured internship opportunities for 600 Zambian youths in the United States of America. The Minister of Youth, Sport, and Arts, Elvis Nkandu, announced this exciting development, revealing the key details of this remarkable opportunity.
Internship Opportunities and Fields of Engagement
Minister Elvis Nkandu unveiled that the selected Zambian youths, primarily specializing in the fields of psycho-social counseling and social work, will embark on a transformative journey to the United States in the coming year. These internships will encompass a substantial six-month work agreement in the USA, fostering invaluable learning experiences and skill development.
Financial Support
The Zambian youths are not only set to gain immeasurable professional experience, but they will also be duly compensated for their efforts during their internship period. Minister Nkandu disclosed that these interns will receive a competitive compensation of 40 US dollars per hour for a standard eight-hour daily work shift throughout their stay in the United States. This commendable financial support serves as a testament to the Government’s commitment to nurturing the country’s youth and providing them with valuable opportunities.
Exposure and Knowledge Exchange
Moreover, the internship program aims to provide Zambian youths with a holistic global experience by exposing them to new horizons, diverse perspectives, and unmatched professional connections. This initiative stands as a remarkable platform for the exchange of ideas and networking with American counterparts, enabling the youth to broaden their horizons.
Minister Nkandu made this remarkable announcement during the official handover of technology equipment to the Mufumbwe Youth Resource Centre. The equipment donation was made possible through the generous collaboration of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as part of the joint program focusing on youth empowerment and employment in Zambia.
The Government’s proactive measures in facilitating internship opportunities and providing essential resources to empower the youth showcase its dedication to nurturing the country’s future leaders. These opportunities not only enable young Zambians to acquire valuable skills but also foster international collaboration and understanding, paving the way for a brighter and more empowered future.
This initiative has received widespread praise and recognition as a critical step towards empowering the youth and harnessing their potential to shape Zambia’s future. It demonstrates the Government’s commitment to youth development, knowledge exchange, and global exposure.
Neo slavery under hh
You couldnt expose our youth to your so called friends in China but you took girls for ogies in the planes, just shut up!
Kabola sorry my boys ran a train on your f00lish mother and wlfe.
Oh shut up with your stupid comments
you can be more helpful by preparing a grave site for the Patriotic F00ls
Why not interns in the field of Data Science, Genetics, Cyber Security, Finance and Investment. With psycho-social counseling and social work, we will get people suited for the NGO sector that will never help develop Africa and subtly get our youths indoctrinated in other things I will leave to your own imagination
Also, give the names of all inters with their relavies names in government, UPND party. That will clear the air on missionaries training.
Some of you Zambians are so dumb, ignorant and simple minded.
The nonsense written in the comments shows this and why we need people trained in these services.
We do indeed have a lot of social maladies requiring psycho-social counselling skills. But then most of the social problems are off-shoots of growing urbanisation, the breakdown in traditional family support systems and above all the underlying problem of a poor mono-cultural economy that does not provide enough opportunities to young people. Therefore, instead of merely attempting to address the symptoms of the problem from the point of view of emerging social maladies, internships should help address the requisite skills that should help grow our economy in order to minimise the social effects of a poor economy and limited opportunities that are offered by it.
So according to Mr Zanama Zambia faces a psychosocial problem that he needs to train 600 youths in American counseling skills? In our youth, we were being told to get educated so that we could take up leadership positions in future. But today people that have struggled to obtain a mere grade 12 school certificate are in charge. What do you expect? We’re in trouble. How will the graduates fit into Zambia’s economic setup?
Why are they wasting such opportunities? Imagine what 600 technocrats would contribute to our agriculture, mining and other sectors that directly impact on areas that promote economic development!
We need productive youth not this Psycho-social stuff to possibly come back to campaign & justify things like Homos and Lesbians.
Please I’m very much interested This.