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I was with a friend a couple of days back who just graduated from the university and was yet to get a job and I randomly asked him how he felt about youth participation in the country, he was obviously blank at first and only recovered after I elaborated on what I meant. He replied saying: youth, policy, how does that even come together, are the youths now policy makers that influence policy. He relayed to me in his own understanding that young people in the country would not speak up except they were under a “big umbrella”, clearly to this young man youth participation in policy making was a complete fairytale. Then again I asked if he was offered money to speak up if he would, he immediately smiled and replied that he definitely would. This I didn’t judge him for as he was more or less jobless, but the floor is open here.
With a sad face and gloomy heart, I can’t help but wonder if the 12 year old girl in that community who was severely injured in the name or circumcision would have for one day kept quite if she knew all she had to do was stand and speak up for her right. I wonder if that 21 boy who was almost beaten to death by the brothers of the girl he impregnated would be in the hospital now if there was a youth friendly center in his community where he could get access, counseling and contraceptives. Young people out there what are you doing for yourselves?? A re we sitting in game centers playing away our future or in bars drinking in idleness while decisions concerning our future are made for us by people who do not understand the plight of the modern day youth.
If you’re a young person reading this and your still quiet letting the big shots and older generation make all the decisions for you and believing that things like this only happen in communities, you are wrong and already exposing your children to an insecure country and future. And as for our parents who think we are still young and know nothing I will leave you with two sayings: he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches and he that walks the path knows it more than he that looks at it from afar.
It’s our health, it’s our lives, it’s our future, it’s all about us…………………….. What are you doing for you???
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