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CHILDREN FROM BUDIRIRO PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GWERU SEAT IN SENATE CHAMBERS DURING THEIR TOUR OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN HARARE

Miss Brie Cool Lifestyle Writer
You could be the newest minister on the radar. And we are not talking about just a national Cabinet post, but a regional seat. The Junior Tourism Minister post is up for grabs and you could be itAll you need to do is write the most impressive essay on how the youth can play a meaningful role in tourism development in the region. And the competition is tough and tougher. Like we are talking all the schools in the Southern African Development Community.
This is the first ever Youth in Tourism essay competition that is being run by the Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa and so you have the chance to be the first minister. The competition is open to all primary and secondary schools in Southern Africa and local students, so what are you waiting for? Get writing already.
“The essay competition is targeted at scholars between the ages of 12 and 17 years. They are a critical component in the sustainable development of tourism in Southern Africa and this is also in order to create a regional platform for purposes of mainstreaming scholars in tourism programmes,” said Retosa in a statement.

In total, 150 schools from the Sadc region are expected to participate in the inaugural competition. Make sure that yours is one of them.

The Regional Youth in Tourism Essay competition will be running under the theme “Turning Southern Africa into a Competitive and Green Tourism Destination”. The deadline for submitting of the essays is November 30, 2013, so get cracking. And the prize for being the best is awesome.

Two winners will be crowned Junior Tourism Ministers for one year. The two Junior Ministers and their teachers will be sponsored to the Regional Youth in Tourism Arts Festival and Conference to be held in Lilongwe, Malawi, from December 12-13 2013. Retosa is the tourism implementing agency for the Southern African Development Community which facilitates and promotes tourism growth and development in Southern Africa. Retosa’s member states are Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

So this is YOUR chance to participate and input into the regional agenda on tourism development in Southern Africa with specific focus on how the youth can play a meaningful role in tourism development in the region.

Go on and make yourself, your school and your country proud.