LGE2021 | Voices | High levels of unemployment, fewer jobs, poor service delivery and the continuous news of corruption within government and at the hands of our politicians... is it any wonder that young people think their vote no longer matters?
High levels of unemployment, fewer jobs, poor service delivery and the continuous news of corruption within government and at the hands of our politicians... is it any wonder that young people think their vote no longer matters?
This year, Activate! Change Drivers, a youth leadership development programme, is training and fielding 215 young people from its network to be election observers in the municipal elections. It also has 14 activators who will be standing in these elections, and who are putting their hands up to serve their communities.We need to empower young people to understand the power they have. This is why issues of civic education are becoming critically important.
The fact that it only takes a spark to ignite a fire among people who are hungry tells us that much worse is possible if nothing changes. These are the realities South Africa is facing.Equally, for the longest time, young people have been treated like voting cows. They are engaged with every five years and told to come to the polls on unfulfilled promises; and when they don’t show up, they are told that they are not rising to the occasion.
What government and politicians need to understand is that it will take much more than campaign t-shirts to effect meaningful change. It needs to be tangible, and it needs to be visible.
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