National Youth Policy - Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture

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4.3 Responsibilities of adults and parents Adults and parents have the responsibility to look after the youth and provide a caring and supportive environment. They have the responsibility to: i) Be positive role models. ii) iii) Provide a favourable physical, emotional, mental, moral, cultural, spiritual and economic environment for youth development and well-being. Provision of basic and material needs of the youth. iv) Support and encourage young people in all aspects of socioeconomic life to participate and perform according to their talents and abilities. v) Provision of guidance and counselling to the youth. vi) vii) Understand and accept the youth and recognise their potential contribution to society. Let the youth fully participate in development programmes, and cooperate with them in this endeavour. 22
5. STRATEGIC AREAS The following strategic areas have been identified; 5.1 Strategic Area: Youth Employment Theme: Creation of sustainable employment opportunities for young people. Issues i) Low economic growth due to low pace of industrialisation and infrastructural development. ii) The absence of economic opportunities in the rural areas that encourages rural urban migration which results in congestion of urban centres and brain drainage from rural areas. iii) Difficulties to penetrate the formal employment sector due: Employers preferences of people with relevant experience, Young people’s possession of qualifications that do not match the skills required by the job market. Low penetration into the international job market. iv) Low participation of youth in business ventures due to: Limited access to factors of production. 23
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Page 5 and 6: Abbreviations ASRH BAIS BNYC CBO CB
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Page 9 and 10: Recreation, leisure, sport and arts
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Page 15 and 16: 3.2 Policy Goals and Objectives The
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Page 27 and 28: Strategies i) Develop youth poverty
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Page 37 and 38: 5.8 Strategic area: Youth, Educatio
Page 39 and 40: 5.9 Strategic Area: Youth and Healt
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Page 45 and 46: 5.12 Strategic Area: Youth and Cult
Page 47 and 48: ix) Encourage young peoples’ arti
Page 49 and 50: 6.2 The National Action Plan for Yo
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National Youth Policy - Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture

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