WASTED RESOURCE: YOUTH

There is thousands of energetic and able Malawian youth trying to make ends meet as soldiers of armies out of Africa. They are not there by choice or chance, they are there to survive and establish their respective economic goals. These young men and women have opted to bolt out of Malawi and do the very same work that they could have done if recruited under our national army.
That alone prompts a question: What is the problem locally? There should be many factors but most of all, the deal they get serving in the UK army, for example, is much more lucrative. It is attractive so to say that these young people forget about the risk of dodging bullets on the front line in fierce battle places like Afghanistan. And instead of creating environments to maintain or attract youth of such courage, our country seems to be at ease to waste its incredible resources just like that.
Instead of intoxicating the young minds with politics and banditry, it should be a priority of our leaders to put to good use of the youth. It is a fact that youth are able!
However, youth should be propelled by the same courage of braving live bullets elsewhere to utilize their knowledge and invest in the very society they come from. They have to amass the same amount of courage to defeat challenges that betray lives of most young people in the country.
To all the youth, young leaders, professionals as well as youth organizations: let us collectively voice out our concerns and act with effective networks to facilitate advocacy for policy change on issues affected us in our daily lives and the wider society.
Malawi, do not take the youth for granted… youth are the needed resource to your success and prosperity.