National Youth Policy - Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture

abuse can directly affect the young person’s health and indirectly
lead to other threats such as violence, HIV infections, road
fatalities and deteriorating moral standards. Strategies will be put
in place to address such issues.
The quality of young people living with disability remains a major
challenge hence the need to enhance their independence, self
reliance, participation and accessibility to national resources
through empowerment. Targeted efforts will be devised to
rehabilitate disabled youth to enjoy community life.
Young people are the nation’s hope in reclaiming the morals that
have been affected by modernisation and introduction of foreign
cultures. There is need to guide young people to embrace
acceptable social values and botho, that define us as a unique
nation. Strategies will be devised to engage the community in
shaping the moral outlook of young people.
Channelling resources to youth development and empowerment
would accord the nation an opportunity to benefit from the
following major strengths of the youth:
‣ Their energy, creativity and innovative spirit;
‣ Educational skills and achievements;
‣ Willingness to volunteer; and
‣ Their willingness to take calculated risks.
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