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Youth Development Expert | YouthConnekt Focal Point | ASU Mandela Washington 🇺🇸Fellow 2024 | Outstanding Leadership Award Winner 🇺🇸🇬🇲| Gender Equality Champion

We commemorate #IYD annually to celebrate the tremendous work of the young people across the globe. We frequently hear this statement in these conversations: "Youths are the present and the future." It's a strong statement that encapsulates youth's vigour, promise, and potential. However, how frequently do our leaders actually consider its meaning? How often do they actually take action to turn it into a reality, beyond just talking the talk? I want to challenge everyone to examine this cliché critically, to reflect on the true meaning of the statement "youth are both our present and our future,". When leaders claim that the youth of today are the present, they have to acknowledge that we are active participants in today's world, not just leaders in waiting. Already, we are having an impact on the world stage, our workplace, and our communities. However, recognising this is insufficient. How do we make sure that the saying "Youths are the present and the future" isn't just something we in giving speeches and conferences? All young people must have access to high-quality education that will equip them for the realities of the modern world. Along with academic knowledge, this also entails critical thinking, practical skills, and the capacity to adjust to a world that is changing quickly. Youth have to be involved in the discussions and choices that have an impact on their life. This entails setting up pathways (quota systems) for youth to engage in leadership roles in the community, policymaking, and governance. Their opinions need to be given weight, and their voices need to be heard. It is time for young people to rise up to leadership positions in order to change the status quo because “no one, I mean no one” will change it for us. To sum up, the saying "Youths are the present and the future" ought to be more than just a motivational catchphrase. It ought to serve as a wake-up call, a reminder that every leader have an obligation to assist, encourage, and equip us the youth to face the problems of the present and the future. Let every youth leader change the lives of his/her fellow youths. Let's make a commitment to bringing these words to life and creating a society in which young people are acknowledged as change agents of the present as well as future leaders. #IYD2024

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Sally Njoh

CEO/Co-founder of HappyMe Health Assistant Managing Director at Afro Brains Cameroon/Ambassador Africa Startup Ecosystem builders (ASEB)/Founder's Institute Alumni 2023/Academy Of Women Entrepreneurs ( AWE) Alumni 2023

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Drum 🥁🥁 rolling and Congratulations to Basiru Jaye 🎉 🎉 for your exceptional works and Nomination in the Africa Startup Ecosystem Builders (ASEB). My name is Sally Tabe Njoh, I am an Ambassador for (ASEB), looking forward to meeting and connecting in Accra. Kindest regards

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