Youth Empowerment- a multi-track approach in a Country recovering from war

Sierra Leone is a country with huge potentials for post-conflict recovery and the private sector is passionate about complementing the efforts of government to change the lives of its people. One such initiative is the non-profit, khadarlis For Sierra Leone involved with development activities at the ground level in rural communities ranging from providing housing, improving health facilities, undertaking sustainable and efficient  agricultural programs to enhance livilihood and for the market, promoting quality education at the same time involving the youth in all these activities. The concern for youth empowerment cannot be downplayed by any government again in Africa as their role in society is significant and  delicate.

Sierra Leone has a youthful population of nearly  60% and the involvement of this  young generation in development activities is crucial to the overall objective of nation building. At the moment, khadarlis for Sierra Leone is  embarking on raising awareness on the need for vocational education to be incorporated into the curriculum of the only Government Secondary School in the vicinity of the historic Jimmi Bagbo, where we presently implement projects, not only  by advocating for a sustainable school farm and gardening  system, but also to provide adequate vocational training facilities in carpentary, masonory, computer skills, and other relevant skills to cater for various talents and aptitude for  our youthful population in that part of the country.  Same efforts will be replicated for unemployed youths in all the communities around Jimmi.

The global economy today requires an all out engagement with development partners who are poised to channel scarce resources into rural development, especially involving youths in order  to leverage the incidence of rural-urban migration by supporting projects  in rural communities that would provide similar services that are available in the big cities. This also serves as a  fundamental pre-requisite of socio-economic development on an equitable scale in developing countries. The Nonprofits Organisations are very crucial in initiating and following through with these initiatives in close collaboration with the government.

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