By Kalobwe BwalyaEMPOWERMENT programmes must resonate capabilities of targeted youth groups in order for this to be a success, Kabwata constituency aspirant Clement Tembo has said.Mr Tembo said youth empowerment programmes had failed in Zambia because beneficiary groups were not consulted on their capabilities and desires.Mr Tembo said youths were supposed to be empowered according to their skills or interests so that it was easy for them to manage their businesses.He said elected leaders in Parliament were supposed to help the State in identifying the capabilities of the youths in their constituencies because MPs are grassroots leaders who should know what the electorate wants.Mr Tembo said having spent several years in Kabwata constituency, he understood the needs of youth groups in his constituency and that he would lobby to ensure that they were empowered.“Youths must be given empowerment which they can excute and make huge returns, so that others benefit from this,” Mr Tembo said.He […]
EMPOWERMENT MUST BE MEANINGFUL TO RECIPIENTS TO BRING RETURNS – TEMBO
