Yet we’re still failing somewhere. Whether it’s lack of employment and good opportunities, the youth are hungry for more. Most of us will agree that changes are taking a really long time in coming. What can be done to empower the youth?[break]
“Nepali youth don’t lack knowledge but they need skills. They have confidence but lack inspiration. Empowering youths is the initiation of change, and change includes political, social, economic and psychological turnover,” opines Sanjay Gelal, adding, “The first step we need to take to it is to make our youths skillful. Since the route to learning has devastated their creativity, they need new eyes for imagining the change. The creativity of young people shouldn’t be neglected, either. Motivation is also a key to empowerment.”
Really, we feel the need to be motivated. With encouragement and motivation, energy will come pouring in. The energy that will make us not only want to do something but actually do it.
Bikalpa Kattel says, “Provide opportunities. Many young people are being forced to go abroad due to lack of opportunities here. Though they’re qualified they aren’t able to get suitable jobs. Favoring candidates during job interviews should be stopped as it leads to neglect of skilled youths. Our education system should also be updated.”
Sharing his opinion on our Facebook page, Praveen Bhusal says, “The youth in Nepal are loyal to their parents, so loyal that they sacrifice their passion for their parents’ dreams.
This is a major cause for the inefficiency of youths in some fields. Parents should encourage and also help and guide their children to their passion, be it any sort of work.
Also, most youths are trained to be employees; our nation needs more entrepreneurs than employees. Brain drain also needs to be stopped by providing employment to the youths in the country with proper wages.”
If our country needs advice on what to do for the youth, then surely they better start listening to them.
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