Engaging the Youth through Education & Service Can Transform Communities in South Sudan
By Emmanuel Malual Makuach, Nairobi, Kenya
March 13, 2016 (SSB) —- Every community struggles with issues, challenges and injustices. Youth can be powerful agents for change and heal divisions within communities. A change agent is someone who uses their voice and actions to foster and create positive change. Young people have advocated for voting rights, civil rights, to reform their own communities’ rights. Even small actions can make a difference. Youth have the energy and idealism to eradicate the injustices they see in the world. Even on a small scale youth can make a significant impact and foster positive change.
When we learned in my middle schools health class of the high rate of children hatreds for children grown up in conflicts zones in my community we wondered what I could do to impact and lower both. In youth in social media since we convey the messages of tribalism that is fueling the conflicts in the country but with education that can preach the message of peace and reconciliations among the communities in the country and Combining all the desires and interest of peace through education. This is ultimate bestowed upon the youth to work for peace would be good for the new generations to generation of south Sudan.
The education will take lead for transforming the society and the youth to be agents of peace in the country South Sudan. As the youth were used by the politicians for their political gain since the struggle for liberations and time for rebellions youths are still use to get positions and drives the interests of individuals throughout the community.
The only way to transforming communities through education and service. Its incredible how many passionate young people there are in this world! I was able to Youth can be catalysts to improving communities by creating innovative solutions to eliminate hunger, violence and illiteracy in communities. We are all part of the solution and organizations like to help provide the tools, support and resources to problem-solve issues in our communities.
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