NMCF Join Ahmed Kathrada Foundation in Youth Parade

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (The Fund) Youth Leadership Programme (YLP) are joining more than 70 other organisations this Youth Day to march to Union Buildings on 16 June 2022.

Hosted by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, youth across the country are joining forces to call on Government to:

• Combat youth unemployment, gender-based violence, climate change and crime. Put an end to all forms of racism.
• Put an end to all forms of racism, discrimination, and corruption.
• Create sustainable and meaningful job opportunities and safe environments for learning and development.
• Provide free and quality education, health care and service delivery.

Messages to Government from the Efeng Bacha Members

• All schools should strive to be more ethnically, religiously and racially diverse. Racism and discrimination has no place at school, and should be dealt with sternly.
• As the youth we urge the government to assist in building communities which are child and youth centered. - Tshegofatso Metsing

• We call for the government to address the high youth unemployment issue, and to work with the youth to find relevant solutions. - Isani Nephawe

 

• We demand that there are frequent checks on municipal budgets and how they are spent, for accountability purposes. 
• We demand more severe consequences on those found guilty of committing sexual violence against women and children. - Donald Mkhwanazi
  

• The government should introduce computer literacy as a subject starting from primary school.
  
• Sanitary towels must be freely available in public institutes such as schools, libraries, community halls, clinics etc. - Nthabiseng Litabe
  

• We recommend capacity building interventions to equip students and unemployed graduates for job applications.
• We request an acknowledgement of the hefty expense of job searching and welcome financial solutions to solve this issue. - Nthabiseng Mabetlela