National Youth Week
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Source: New Era Publications
Organised by the National Youth Council of Namibia (NYC), the event, which commenced on 27 April, ran until 30 April under the theme “Young Innovators, Real Impact: Turning Challenges into Solutions for Namibia.”
Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, delivered the keynote speech. He urged young people to adopt Furthermore, MEIYSAC, Sanet Steenkamp underscored the urgency of investing in youth empowerment. “The empowerment of the youth that we talk about requires investment already today and not tomorrow,” she said, assuring young people of NYC’s continued support. She further encouraged youth to take ownership of their roles in society, urging them to drive change in their communities actively. “Use your voice and your urgency this week to bring the change in your own life and to bring the change in the life of those that you lead,” she said. The week-long programme began with a parade from Sunshine Private School to the City of Windhoek headquarters, before proceeding to the showgrounds for the official opening. It concluded with the National Youth Excellence Awards, which aimed to recognise outstanding young Namibians making a positive impact in their communities. Source: New Era publications a solution-driven mindset. His address focused on discipline, hard work, and personal responsibility as key drivers of success.
“If you choose to look only for problems, you will find them. But I challenge you to look for solutions,” he said, reinforcing the theme’s focus on practical impact. Ballotti added that excellence is built over time, noting, “There’s a very simple formula to being great: discipline and hard work and the third one is luck. But luck is a byproduct of hard work and discipline.” He also stressed the importance of including young people in decision-making processes, warning that policies developed without youth input risk being ineffective.
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