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Jul 27th, 2004 - 11:03:06 |
Kondwani
Just another set of photo's of life of YES Malawi.
1. Delegates to the YES Southern Africa capacity building workshop.
2. YES Malawi stand during the Alexandria 2002 summit.
3. Teach children to fish, part of sustainable small scale fishing projects. Small dams for rural communities. 
Jul 27th, 2004 - 06:00:57 |
Kondwani
Malawi unemployment rates conitnue to sour. This is an article in the Malawi Standard newspaper by Paul Kang'ombe:
Malawi is going to register the highest unemployment record ever, when the number of jobseekers entering the labour market doubles from 200, 000 annually to about 400, 000 next year.
According to statistics made available by the Technical Entrepreneur and Vocational Training Authority (TEVETA), out of the estimated 400, 000 new jobseekers who will enter the labour market in 2005 only 35, 000 people would secure wage employment in the formal sector.
Research conducted by GTZ and Danida indicates that the country's formal sector is able to accommodate 35, 000 jobseekers annually and this means that about 365, 000 will be jobless.
The Authority's Executive Director Johns Chafa, explained in an interview that the figures are alarming, and that it is one of government's major challenges.
"The figures are authentic even if you crosscheck with the Ministry of Labour and the National Statistics Office. The figures, are alarming because out of the figure only 35, 000 are assured of getting waged employment and the rest are not sure of getting a job," he said.
The Commissioner of Labour, Zebron Kambuto, could not be reached for a comment as he was reported to be attending a workshop in Mangochi, his deputy was also reported to be in a management meeting as we went to press.
Chafa explained that the number of people joining the labour market would double from next year because of a number of factors like the introduction of the free primary school education, number of drop outs in both primary and secondary schools, school leavers, colleges and vocational training centres.
The Executive Director noted that with the dwindling economy, it is the challenge of the government to put in place life long learning skills for the people who will be accommodated in the informal sector.
He said that people must be trained in bricklaying, carpentry and vegetable growing before they join the labour market.
Chafa disclosed that TEVET has embarked on a pilot project aimed at equipping youths with skills that would make them self-reliant citizens even if they drop out of school.
"We are carrying out a TEVET programme in some primary schools in Mchinji where we are teaching people vegetable growing," he said.
This project will be part of the programme whereby government is planning to integrate life long learning skills in the primary school curriculum.
Chafa could not disclose how much money has been pumped into the Mchinji pilot project.
"I am not in the office and cannot say how much money has been pumped in the project.
The project is funded by GTZ and the GOVA is our consultant," he said.
Jul 27th, 2004 - 05:37:50 |
Kondwani
Launch of National Campaign to save the Kamuzu Institute for Youth:
Thank you for taking time to read through this mail.
Your time and efforts to support the growth of youth and young Children in Malawi has been one of the many reasons we have written to you today.
Early this month, His Excellency Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika announced that Parliament is moving to the Kamuzu Institute for Youth.
We have nothing with politics, nor are we interested in debating the merit of such move. Our concern is the decision to close Malawi's only remaining Institute for Youth.
This centre serves hundreds of poor young people in the Capital centre and has developed as a centre for sports and theatre. The decision to close it should not only recieve strongest condemnation but also move us, the youth of Malawi to ponder on what our priorities are.
By sending the attached copy of and send it to the Office of the President and Cabinet through any means we appreciate your support to reverse this catastrophic decision that will breed more drunks, substance and drug abusers and worst still juvenille crime and deliquency.
If you have a Child or support youth causes for a better Malawi, download the letter and send it to the office of the President and Cabinet.
Youth in Lilongwe are also preparing for a blockade demonstration on the day this Institute will start opearting as Parliament.
Some are collecting signatures that you might need to sign if they approach you to protest and stop this decision from being affected.
The addresses to send this attachment are as follows:
1. HE. President Bingu wa Mutharika
Office of the President and Cabinet
Private Bag 301, Lilongwe 3, Malawi, Central Africa.
telephone : (+265) 1 789 311, 1 789 411, 1 788 751
fax : (+265) 1 788 456, 1 789 273
email : opc@malawi.gov.mw
2. Hon. Chimunthu Banda MP
Minister of Youth Sports and Culture
Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture
Private Bag 384, Lilongwe 3,
MALAWI, Central Africa
Telephone : (+265) 1 774 999, 1 771 319
fax : (+265) 1 771 018
email :sports@malawi.gov.mw
3. Hon. Dr. Ken Lipenga MP
Minister of Information
Information@sdnp.org.mw
4. Hons. Y. Mwawa MP & Hon. Khumbo Chirwa MP
Ministers responsible for Education, Science & Technology
Private Bag 328, Lilongwe 3, Malawi, Central Africa
Telephone : (+265) 1 789 382, 1 789 422, 1 789 416
fax : (+265) 1 788 064, 1 788 184
email : education@malawi.gov.mw
Please copy each letter to:
Save the Institute Campaign
C/0 YES Malawi Country Network
P.O.Box 1568
Lilongwe
Phone: Fryson Chodzi: 09 950 923
Kondwani Munthali: +447749338828
Sponsors to the Institute for Youth open day planned for September 15, 2004 to display our loyalty to the event please contact Mr. Chodzi.
We value or the support we can get. Locally and Internationally.
Ugandan Big brother Gaetano Kagwa moved at least 100 young people to go for VCT at the Institute. You can move many young people into responsible lives through the institute.
God bless MalawI and its human wealth-The Youth.
Kondwani Munthali
United Kingdom.
Jul 22nd, 2004 - 10:21:03 |
Kondwani
YES Malawi is to have one full permanent intern sponsored by UNICEF. Here is a summary of the planning details from YES Malawi as communicated by Mr. Ken Warren Deputy Director of the National Youth Council of Malawi supporting and hosting YES Malawi institutionalisation process. Minutes of the planning meeting can be accessed through the documents section:
SUMMARY
Women Empowerment for Ebonomic Development WEEDO hosted an orientation workshop at the Malawi Entreprenuership Development Institute in Mponela Dowa disrtict from the 17 TO 18 of June 2004. WEEDO is implementing a renewable ernegy programme with assitance from YES Rewable energy partner sectors. The Programme is one of the first direct initiatives that YES Malawi has implemented with the support of YES Global campaign.
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Meeting of the YES local task force. This was held last week thanks to the efforts of Jane Kopa. She chaired the meeting very ably and we made several suggestions on how to move forward. The miniutes have been posted on Malawi YES website.
UNICEF has funded YES Malawi through the National Youth Council to have an intern for a period of 1 year.
Chancellor College of the University of Malawi is also will also sending an intern for a period of three months and he is a computer Science student who could assist us in the development of a database on employment issues in Malawi.
Contact details of TEVET. These are the people at the forefront of promoting vocational skill for employment creation among Malawians including and specifically young people. Their contact is tevet@malawi.net or gondwec@teveta.malawi.net It would be a good idea to keep them posted and to ask them information on what is happening in the area of skills development and review of the curriculum to include vocational skill for young people in schools and out of school.
Jul 14th, 2004 - 08:41:10 |
Kondwani
A copy from Zambian top selling newspaper THE POST on Youth Leadership:
Give youths leadership - VJ
By Amos Malupenga- From the Post; Zambia July 14
Youths cannot be future leaders if they are not given the future and leadership, observed veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga.
Mwaanga yesterday said having participated in national development and achieved so much at a very tender age, he had an obvious bias towards youth participation in the affairs of the country.
“I have heard far too many statements telling youths that they are future leaders, but they can’t possibly be future leaders if they are not given a future and leadership,” Mwaanga said. “It is my strong view that youths must be allowed to play an important role in all aspects of national life because of their freshness of ideas, vitality and energy.”
Mwaanga said he had met far too many youths who look up to him because of his achievements at a tender age. He said such youths look up to him with a growing sense of frustration at not being given the opportunity to excel in their various skills. He said there was growing youth unemployment, a time bomb which should not be ignored.
“I sense a lack of insensitivity to the plight of the youth on the party of our policy makers who don’t regard youths as equal partners at the lunch table who are not allowed to get onto the gravy train,” Mwaanga said. “I hope we will pay a lot of more attention to problems of the youth if we are to redeem ourselves to youth problems. We can no longer afford to marginalise the youth. We can only do this at our own peril.”
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