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Angeline Musakwa Herald Reporter
Government must create a better platforms for the participation of young people in development, as part of the country’s vision of making a global impact, Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry said yesterday. Speaking at the launch of Generation Unlimited (GenU) in Harare, Minister Coventry said Government was proud of the youths’ interest in developing the country.

GenU is a global partnership established to help young people succeed.
Its goal is to ensure that every young person aged 10-24 is in some form of school, learning, training or employed by 2030.
“I believe by seeing you here you have the same vision of seeing the country leading, not just in the region, but also globally and I know we have the talent to do that in sports, arts, technology and all different spheres of life. It’s so nice to see young people interested in wanting to make change and we all know it’s something that we need here in our country,” said the Minister Coventry.

The minister said Government was keen to work with the youths in addressing problems and challenges they are facing.
“We know that there are many different challenges as young people that we are facing and we are seeing how that has negatively impacted our country as a whole when it comes to the economy.
“One of my goals is figuring out how to create better platforms for young people to share their innovations, ideas and more importantly to be heard as we are the country’s future; we are going to be the next leaders,” said Minister Coventry.

“I believe that there is a strong opportunity for us because we get unique opportunities of figuring out the changes that we want to see and then we have the chance to become part of that change.
“As Zimbabweans, we are resilient and we know how to adapt to change and make a plan.”