Well, I am not going to say much on this page, it will be great if you can first make time to watch the video clip of His Excellency Nana Kufuo-Addo (it is also on my face book page). He actually highlights that fact that the change we need to see in Africa is in the hands of the Africans themselves.
He said the Africans and especially the leadership must create conditions - conducive environment for the young Africans - to remain in their countries and on the continent. And until that happens, many of our young people will continue to go look for better opportunities elsewhere. Also, it was high time that that change was done without necessarily charity from international partners. Africa has resources both Human and other others, and these must just be properly prioritized and channelled to the right areas to bring about that change - whether it is politically, socially, economically or otherwise.
This message can actually be applied at so many levels - at home, community, business and individual countries.
In Namibia for example, also like in other countries, we have experienced people moving from rural areas to urban centres? What could be the main reason? They are in search for greener pastures that are not available in their own set ups? Who is going to change such conditions for them, it is us, it is the leadership and nobody else.
In a business set up for example, it's the same, we have to create opportunities for our colleagues, to grow them and create conducive environments for them to get the sense of belonging and stimulate high productivity. Who is supposed to do this, it is us again, the leadership of that business must take the lead, we cannot wait for the person outside, to come and do it for it, it is the best way to make workers appreciate their contribution and output to the business.
At the country level, this is the same - how do you ensure that your nationals only leave their own mother land when they feel that it is time to contribute to the rest of the African region or beyond? And that can only happen if the opportunities allow - when to you ensure that your young ones to do escape at times through difficult means in search of opportunities elsewhere - just to end up in hardship - we hear of the alleged slave trade -and action in Libya right now - and of so many migration related activities - what are the causes, and how can we as Africans together with the affected countries - some trying to assist the situation as these are fellow Africans - to improve opportunities for our nationals and Africans in General.
Most of the time, we talk of the American Dream? Where is the African Dream, the Namibian Dream (I have in one of my blog post referred to what could become a Namibian Dream - just an effort from my side as it begins with me), and all the dreams from our countries?
Who is going to ensure that our young ones embrace our countries national dreams and also attract other people to come and live our countries dreams? It is us - the leadership at various levels and nobody else? Until such time we change to create opportunities for our people - and make our nationals stay in our own countries or on the continent, enjoying the prosperity we created for them - we will still face the challenges of the new oppression in different forms.
The same can also be applied at family levels - we have to create such conditions for our family members - and especially the young people - it might not be easy, but we have to start somewhere. We might even fall as we try to do so, but once we are up - we just need to dust ourselves off and continue.
The future of our families, businesses, communities, nationals and countries and continent and even the world as we cannot live in isolation is in our hands, and that change starts with us.
He said the Africans and especially the leadership must create conditions - conducive environment for the young Africans - to remain in their countries and on the continent. And until that happens, many of our young people will continue to go look for better opportunities elsewhere. Also, it was high time that that change was done without necessarily charity from international partners. Africa has resources both Human and other others, and these must just be properly prioritized and channelled to the right areas to bring about that change - whether it is politically, socially, economically or otherwise.
This message can actually be applied at so many levels - at home, community, business and individual countries.
In Namibia for example, also like in other countries, we have experienced people moving from rural areas to urban centres? What could be the main reason? They are in search for greener pastures that are not available in their own set ups? Who is going to change such conditions for them, it is us, it is the leadership and nobody else.
In a business set up for example, it's the same, we have to create opportunities for our colleagues, to grow them and create conducive environments for them to get the sense of belonging and stimulate high productivity. Who is supposed to do this, it is us again, the leadership of that business must take the lead, we cannot wait for the person outside, to come and do it for it, it is the best way to make workers appreciate their contribution and output to the business.
At the country level, this is the same - how do you ensure that your nationals only leave their own mother land when they feel that it is time to contribute to the rest of the African region or beyond? And that can only happen if the opportunities allow - when to you ensure that your young ones to do escape at times through difficult means in search of opportunities elsewhere - just to end up in hardship - we hear of the alleged slave trade -and action in Libya right now - and of so many migration related activities - what are the causes, and how can we as Africans together with the affected countries - some trying to assist the situation as these are fellow Africans - to improve opportunities for our nationals and Africans in General.
Most of the time, we talk of the American Dream? Where is the African Dream, the Namibian Dream (I have in one of my blog post referred to what could become a Namibian Dream - just an effort from my side as it begins with me), and all the dreams from our countries?
Who is going to ensure that our young ones embrace our countries national dreams and also attract other people to come and live our countries dreams? It is us - the leadership at various levels and nobody else? Until such time we change to create opportunities for our people - and make our nationals stay in our own countries or on the continent, enjoying the prosperity we created for them - we will still face the challenges of the new oppression in different forms.
The same can also be applied at family levels - we have to create such conditions for our family members - and especially the young people - it might not be easy, but we have to start somewhere. We might even fall as we try to do so, but once we are up - we just need to dust ourselves off and continue.
The future of our families, businesses, communities, nationals and countries and continent and even the world as we cannot live in isolation is in our hands, and that change starts with us.
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