This is generation that wants their voices to be heard and listened to, but the society has often isolate them and treat their opinions with disdain, which often result to violence means for them to show their grievance. The youth are recognizing the power they have to change the narrative and create the society of the future which will keep sustainability of good culture and values. It is about transforming the society into oasis of growth, where if the youth are not actively involved in the core decision making, it will push the society into disaster. It is creating connection line with the present and future, to build transformative society in achieving collective goals of healthy community.
Higher education institutions seem to have fallen short of their role, they should lead the conversation and provide the young adults with the necessary tools for equipping themselves, it is not only meant for learning, this is where future leaders are bred to be refined in their approach and to become the problem solvers. The university is the vanguard of change, higher education has gone beyond learning and studying a course, it is more sophisticated to drive the change, so that young people can rightful hold the conversations about the problems bedeviling the progressive growth of the society and the way forward to provide solutions.
Young people want to be heard, they want to be part of the discussion in discussing their future, when they felt silenced they result to protests to show solidarity in conformity with demands and change they are clamouring to be made by the political leaders. Many events around the world, have awaken their consciousness to seek for change, they are done with being passive, they are ready to hold conversation, youth from different parts of the world are united in one voice in seeking a better society that will advance better living, this is something that holds them together.
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Not just higher education, the society in general should be an advocate for growth, where young people irrespective of the background they are coming from, through which career path they have chosen in life, the society will be able to empower them to reach the apex of their discovery and nurture forward thinking generation, that will provide critical appraisal and solutions to social, economic, political and humanitarian problems pushing the society to the verge of brink. This is how they get to man the affairs and promote sustainable development, with that they can be mechanized instrument for redress without resulting to violence protests, which only become applicable when they felt political leaders have done nothing in advancing their demands.
Youth need to be actively engaged, diversity when well managed is a big resources for any nation; there will be wealth of ideas emanating from different angles on course to provide sustainability in the society. Exclusion of youth in the society is direct invitation of disaster and woes for any nation. It leaves such nation in darkness and backwardness, prompting anachronistic policies that are at variance with today’s innovations. With that proper integration of the youth will yield progressive results that will change the whole narrative and advance development.
