Photo by Elias Omondi
The USK has encouraged many youths in my community to form youth groups, and has taught us how you can manage it.
Many youths nowadays have involved themselves in many activities such as planting vegetables, washing vehicles, cleaning and keeping security in their communities, instead of using drugs and engaging in bad companies.
Group discussing major issues. Photo by Alixa.
For example there is a group in my community which started like a joke, the people in the area thought it was just wasting time but they knew what they were doing. They started collecting garbage, cleaning the environment, washing vehicles, planting vegetables, and doing other activities that were important. Nowadays they have gained more in their group and have made the group known.
The challenge we experience is that most of us don’t have the skills and tools to do useful works instead of being idle in the streets. Becoming a group is a process. You need to know what you are doing, and most youths don’t know how to do this.
We the youths are the leaders of today and we have to fight for it, if not there is no one who is going to fight for us.
August 10, 2009 at 8:40 pm |
I am so inspired by your words that speak of the motivation of young people in Kenya. I encourage you and others in your group to keep doing all the good work you do. You are a role model for others youths and if you continue being so, you will help the entire country for the better.