Matongo Maumbi
Zambia
The issue that really matters to me is giving a voice to the voiceless. This group includes the poor and the youthful youth. I became aware about this through my work as a journalist as most of the issues that are being covered by the media concern people that are already in the limelight and leave out the grassroots. I started radio programmes featuring only children for them to have a voice of their own. I am also recording Oral Testimonies from ordinary people in the villages. Issues have... ( read more)
uduak nta
Nigeria
An important issue that matters to me is violence against women and girls. There is a great need for young people to begin to participate in development processes; but widespread ignorance on critical issues, such as budgeting, can hinder the development process. Another issue that matters to me is the gap between youth and policy makers, but building a bridge between this gap will remain elusive as long as youth remain ignorant on the policy issues that affect all of us. At the end of the... ( read more)
bothwell nyoni
Zimbabwe
Basically I am inspired by people around me, especially those who are close to me. My family members are the closest of all people. Friends and other relatives also contribute significantly. Not forgetting great people of the past and present like Martin Luther King, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, Isaac Newton,Nelson Mandela, and many more.
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