‘Youth inclusion pivotal in national development agenda’

Youth rights lobby group, Girls and Women Empowerment Network (GWEN) has cited comprehensive inclusion of young people in key decision making processes as a vital element in the country’s development agenda and attainment of a sustainable future.

Despite Zimbabwe experiencing a youth bulge, where demographic patterns constitute a disproportionately higher percentage of this age range, young people are often disengaged from political processes –like voting– that shape or influence their lives.

In an interview, GWEN director Kumbirai Kahiya told NewsDay that there is urgent need for collaboration between the old and young, women and men amidst a fast changing world complex.

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