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“People would rather settle for a substandard leadership model on the pretext that God will take him out when it’s due, rather than holding him responsible for his words and his actions today.”Ebrima, in contrast, sees citizens as uniquely responsible for not only acting with integrity, but also for demanding the same level of transparency from their leaders.“We all have a moral duty to contribute meaningfully in whatever way possible to better the lives of the people in our communities.
“I’ve learned that in life, networking is the key to success, and investing in people and knowledge pays off,” Desmond insists. Meeting new people is particularly helpful if you’d like to feature subject-matter experts in your session or want to hold a follow-up discussion on the topic. Networking at your session itself is important, too, if only to gauge how well the materials presented are resonating with participants.”
“Imagine a single child, one of eight, struggling to study,” Abel says. What will his future look like? As the one educated child in my family, I had to be strong, strong enough to face the realities of life. For me, a perfect day growing up was when we had enough food on the table for everyone,” Abel says. “And I would be the one to eat the leftovers.”It wasn’t until protests erupted in June that Abel saw an opportunity to advocate for a more egalitarian state.
“During my Mandela Washington Fellowship in the United States, I experienced firsthand how individuals are respected and given equal opportunities irrespective of their disabilities,” Sunday says. “I realized: it’s time to teach our youth about their rights and how to demand them.”Sunday encourages young adults to volunteer to better understand themselves and what good they can do in the world.
Having interacted with many children over the course of my community empowerment work, I have come to realize that kids pick up most of their values from their environment. By being ethical, we are planting a seed of integrity in our future generations that will bear the fruit of prosperity and sustainability in their communities. Most young people are at a disadvantage in the job market when employers practice unethical behavior. Ethical employers create a level playing field for the youth, enabling them to secure jobs and contribute to building their community.
“My favorite part of the session was the discussion and hearing participants’ feedback,” Alexandre says. “The conversations indicated to me that the course was an important one and that participants were excited to change their communities.For his session, Alexandre chose to focus on the YALI Network Online Course “Agripreneurship: A Path to the Future” (also available in French), which explores the intricacies of the agricultural value chain and the role young leaders can play in the agribusiness sector.
I want to learn how to be a committed, transparent, and accountable leader even when I’m faced with a lot of oppositions and feel like giving up. It’s really challenging being an honest leader. Is it possible to have an honest and incorruptible leader? I would love to better understand how to change the youth mindset from being violent and radical to being peaceful, especially during a period of conflict in my region.
It wasn’t until her conversation with a group of secondary school students years ago, though, that she realized how she might educate the next generation in new ways. “I asked this group of students about the cause of the high temperatures we were experiencing, and none of them could give me an answer,” Njapen says. “They had no knowledge of climate change. I wanted to educate them not only about climate change as a concept but also about how we as humans are contributing to the problem.”
“Many young adults shy away from health education, especially when it comes to sexual and reproductive health,” Phyllis says. “Getting them to participate is a big challenge. In Uganda, many people are also not Informed about different family planning methods. That’s why we need health education to challenge misconceptions and make an impact. With these tools in hand, women across the country are better equipped to learn about and discuss critical health topics.
“In my four years of clinical practice, I witnessed how much misinformation resulted in serious health problems for the public,” Brenda says. “Health education matters a lot in Uganda because the prevalence of infectious and non-communicable diseases is still very high.”Indeed, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and cancer has increased rapidly in years past, accounting for 35 percent of the country’s deaths in 2014, according to the World Health Organization.
