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The dream

“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. ” Genesis 37 v 5 In 1963 Martin Luther King Jnr delivered a speech that was titled “I Have a Dream” .That speech went on to be recognized as the top American speech of the 20 th century. In his speech Martin Luther King Jnr spoke about a future America that he dreamt about with equal Civil Rights between different races. What really inspires me about him was that he was a man who dared to dream about a better future, he was a man who dared to challenge the way things were done and see a future where back and white people were equals. At the time that he wrote this speech segregation where white people were viewed as more superior than black people was the prevailing situation. It almost seemed impossible for the two races to be treated as equal. So what seemed impossible to many ended up happening. That is the power of having a dream. Put in simpler language, a dream is something in the fu

ZIMBABWE YOUTH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S SPEECH FOR THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP: 29 MARCH 2012 (HICC)

.ZIMBABWE YOUTH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S SPEECH FOR THE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP: 29 MARCH 2012 (HICC) Youth unemployment is now a global pandemic. It has now overtaken HIV and AIDS. February 2009 witnessed massive riots in Greece due to increased youth unemployment. There is panic and anxiety over the prospect of more protests by young people throughout Europe and chances are high this may spread to Africa. Youth unemployment and underemployment is increasingly recognised as a potential trigger for social instability in the other world regions. Africa and Zimbabwe included is currently facing demographic challenges with most of its young people aged between 15 and 24 failing to secure jobs. Employment and the creation of jobs for young people should therefore form a key component of any youth development policy. The energy, skills and aspirations of young people are invaluable assets that no country can afford to squander. After having been largely neglected in na