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PAMBAZUKA NEWS 635: SPECIAL ISSUE: MOBILISING YOUTH IN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA The authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa Pambazuka News is delivered free to you with the support of donations from Friends of Pambazuka. KEEP PAMBAZUKA FREE AND INDEPENDENT! BECOME A FRIEND OF PAMBAZUKA NOW! http://www.pambazuka.org/en/friends.php Follow Pambazuka @pambazuka Pambazuka News (English edition): ISSN 1753-6839 CONTENTS: 1. Features, 2. Announcements, 3. Jobs /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 1 Features YOUTH UNITE FOR A BETTER WORLD Ama Biney All over the globe young people face similar and dissimilar problems: issues of oppression, economic, political and social injustice in various manifestations. They must globally mobilise with other progressive forces to transform not only their own lives but their own societies and the world http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87927 ****** GET UP STAND UP: YOUTHS IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION Horace G. Campbell There are many contemporary questions regarding emancipation, transformation, unity, and rights for which today’s youth must seek answers, taking inspiration from the gallant struggles of previous generations http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87928 ****** MESSAGE TO A YOUNGER RADICAL ACTIVIST On preparing for organizational leadership Ajamu Nangwaya There are essential knowledge, skills and attitudes which are critical to one’s role as a radical organizer. Young activists need to master them ****** I BELIEVE IN AN AFRICA FIT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS Yemurai Nyoni Being a young African woman is perhaps the most perilous form of identity in the continent. But there is growing recognition that Africa’s progress will be directly determined by how well it performs in improving the lives of its women and girls http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87919 ****** DIALOGUE, NOT A MONOLOGUE Liberia, Africa youths yearning to be heard Robtel Neajai Pailey African youth have been the drivers of revolutions in the past two years. However, to be more effective in bringing about desired change in their nations and the continent, they must listen, learn and earn their right to make meaningful contributions http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87917 ****** FEAR AND FREEDOM IN AFRICA H. Nanjala Nyabola The biggest problem facing African youth today is not a lack of opportunity, or poverty, or whatever. Our biggest problem from where I stand is our inability to see ourselves with unfiltered honesty and a raw love http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87934 ****** SOUTH AFRICA YOUTH DAY 2013 Linda Frances Musabayana The Soweto student protests in 1976 marked the high point of youth revolt against the oppression of the apartheid regime. Today, young people in independent South Africa face new enemies arising from poverty and lack of access to opportunities necessary for a dignified life http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87926 ****** CRISIS OF YOUTH OR CRISIS OF SOCIETY IN SOUTH SUDAN? Christopher Zambakari The newly independent nation is beset by a host of problems of underdevelopment arising from slavery, wars and fragmentation of society. The serious hardships facing young people, who are the majority of the population, should be seen in this context and addressed urgently http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87916 ****** MULTIPLE MODES OF LIVELIHOOD AND SURVIVAL STRATEGIES OF NIGERIAN YOUTH Adelaja Odutola Odukoya Contemporary socio-political and economic conditions engendered by poor governance and the contradictions of decadent capitalism have led the youth into unemployment, underemployment, idleness, and unproductive and criminal activities for survival http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87921 ****** A BLEAK FUTURE FOR DRC YOUTH Theodore Menelik-Mfuni Young people have paid an extremely high price for the fragile state the DR Congo finds itself in, especially as large numbers of them are uneducated, unemployed and with no skills. As a result, many have become dangerous delinquents http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87913 ****** REVISITING AND REBRANDING MALAWI YOUNG PIONEERS Sitinga Kachipande The Malawi Young Pioneers Movement, which unfortunately became a terror militia to prop up the Banda regime, should be revisited by the Malawi government with the goal of involving youth in the county’s development http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87925 ****** YOUTH OF SOMALIA: FROM HEROES TO CRIMINALS AND VICTIMS Mohamud M Uluso The prolonged civil war changed everything for Somali youth. Hopeless, they became prey to a host of unscrupulous warlords, politicians and religious fanatics. Hundreds of young Somalis are today languishing in jails all overall the world http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87930 ****** UGANDAN YOUTH IN BOSTON How youth are coping in the diaspora Odomaro Mubangizi They provide a model for other youth in diaspora to emulate: keeping in touch with one’s culture and religion; how to settle in a foreign land; creativity in employment; long-term investment in education http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87922 ****** ENCOURAGING DIASPORA YOUTH TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THE ERITREAN CASE Rahel Weldeab There is a need to teach African youth in the diaspora to keep their identity while also providing them with opportunities to play a role as active citizens in their countries of origin. Eritrea has vibrant examples of this http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87924 ****** YOUNG AFRICANS LIVING ABROAD AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICAN POLITICS Divine Muragijimana Africa is moving forward and with it are young, bright and innovative people who are positioning themselves to take a creative, critical and concrete role in its development. Young Africans in the continent and the diaspora can play a crucial role in shaping the future http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87931 ****** KENYA AT 50: YOUTH HAVE NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT Raphael Obonyo Will the much-vaunted new Constitution change the dismal fortunes of the youth for the better? It provides that the State shall take measures to ensure that the youth have access to relevant education and training; are accorded an opportunity to be represented and participate in political, social and other spheres of life; have access to employment and are protected from harmful cultural practices and exploitation http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87933 ****** GIVING SHAME TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE Chika Ezeanya There is much to celebrate among young people of Africa. Despite some serious setbacks, the results are encouraging and the prognosis is good, very good http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87914 ****** EDUCORRUPTION AND THE MISEDUCATION OF ETHIOPIAN YOUTH Alemayehu G. Mariam The rulers in Ethiopia continue to use higher educational institutions not as places of learning, inquiry and research but as diploma mills for a new breed of party hacks and zombie ideologues doomed to blind and unquestioning servility http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87918 ****** THE SKIPPED GENERATION Delphine Serumaga Anyone who has aspirations of becoming a president or prime minister in their country has a steep hill to climb. The liberators/revolutionaries are still sitting pretty and in some cases claim they still have years to go http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87932 ****** YOUTH AS ASSETS? IF YOU SAY SO… Patrick Mpedzisi While it is key that youth who are vulnerable and marginalized are protected, brought to the mainstream and essentially empowered, it is also important to locate the assets within the youth body and create an enabling environment for their participation http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87929 ****** WHY MALAWI MUST CONSIDER FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION Steve Sharra The question of whether or not Malawi should start considering the feasibility of providing free secondary school education is really one of whether or not Malawi should consider strengthening its human capital http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87923 ****** CV AND COVER LETTER TRAININGS IN FREETOWN Imma Mader Sierra Leone is emerging from a decade of civil war and although education and training opportunities for young people are expanding, there is a clear gap in enhancing job candidates' chances of success upon applying for a position http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/87915 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 2 Announcements SPECIAL ISSUE ON BRAZIL IN AFRICA: CALL FOR ARTICLES Pambazuka News is planning a special issue on ‘BRAZIL IN AFRICA’ As we reach an audience of approximately 26,000 subscribers weekly, we are calling on our readers and writers to submit articles for this special issue to cover any of the following themes (or a theme or issue of your choice): • The historical links between Brazil and Africa • South-South geopolitical links between Africa and Brazil via BRICS • Issues relating to gender, youth, multinationals, social justice, environmental issues, the media, cultural links (i.e. music, literature, the arts) between Brazil and Africa • Ideas on how to advance greater links and understanding between Brazil and Africa Texts must be submitted to: [email protected] or [email protected] WORD LENGTH: Texts must be between 1000-3000 words DEADLINE: is 30th June 2013 for submission Your name and a two line bio must be submitted at the end of the article. THE EDITORS ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ 3 Jobs OXFAM GB - ASSOCIATE COUNTRY DIRECTOR Oxfam has been making a difference in Chad since 2004. But as food prices continue to rise and conflicts both in neighbouring Sudan and Chad itself take their toll the situation has become even more serious. That’s why we’re refocusing our strategy and partnering with the Regional Centre, Oxfam International affiliates and other NGOs to offer a more coherent approach. And we need you to deliver it. http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/jobs/87912 ****** /\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\/\/\//\ Fahamu - Networks For Social Justice http://www.fahamu.org Pambazuka News is published by Fahamu Ltd. © Unless otherwise indicated, all materials published are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License. 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