In an effort to uplift and better the lives of the youth, the Emfuleni Local Municipality hosted a summit under the theme “The generation with a mission” which was held at Ingwe Lodge, Vanderbijlpark. This comes after a Youth dialogue which was convened by the Executive Mayor Cllr Greta Hlongwane.
The summit which took three days to conclude was chaired by MMC for Public Transport, Roads and Public Works Cllr Sello Pitso. Among topics covered included social and economic development, sports and recreation, youth development policy and crime prevention strategy.
Amid threats from individuals and political parties to boycott the summit and cause disruption the event went well and showed signs of development especially as it was a first of its kind in the region.
“Unlike the youth of the apartheid regime whose challenges were oppression today’s youth are faced with different challenges which among includes lack of employment, teenage pregnancy and substance abuse. We want to take this opportunity afforded to us to change all negative things about the youth, the summit was a first step and we are ready to go out there and implement whatever we agreed on, it won’t take a day or a week but in due course changes will be visible for all to see” said one delegate.
In taking a stance and making their voices heard and presence felt, the youth of Emfuleni urged the municipality to accommodate them in the upcoming budget and elect a representative in the forum within the structure and further went on to draft a policy.
The policy was declared with a tagline “A strategy without tactics is an easy way to victory” uttered as a motivation.
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