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Make our youths benefit from SMEs
2006-01-06 08:48:06
By Editor
In his inaugural speech to Parliament towards the end of last year in Dodoma, President Jakaya Kikwete unveiled his strategic economic recovery programs.
Among the highlights in the speech, the President touched on unemployment and how in the business sector, many, mostly the youth, struggle to survive.
Unemployment is one of the areas the President repeatedly lay emphasis on, promising that his government would direct its efforts and zeal.
This is a problem that affects many Tanzanians today.
While parents struggle to educate their children, sacrificing their lifetime savings to get standard education for them, it is saddening to note that many school leavers end up joining gangster groups and idlers.
The problem is compounded partly because some investors have resorted to venturing in unskilled jobs, thus preventing the youth from making a fortune.
Many just decide to while away, and in extreme cases indulge in illicit drugs.
Unemployment could plunge the nation into disarray, but we are not saying that the youth and whoever is unemployed should wait for food on a silver platter.
The youth should realize that the President made a promise, whose implementation is subject to other things, including availability of funds and the performance of other sectors of the economy.
Youths must make use of the little resources they have at their disposal, be aggressive, committed and desist from useless behaviour including alcoholism and drug abuse.
No investor, even in a family business, can afford to work with an irresponsible person. This is the era of globalization, of business competition not a time of free donations and alms.
But a serious investor, should venture into virgin land, instead of competing with local traders in petty businesses like selling bread and flowers.
That is why, the President categorically reminded such ’investors’ to walk within their limits and ethics governing their business contracts, not extending to the realm of becoming petty traders.
We hope that our country will continue benefiting from serious investors while the youth engage in useful ventures, instead of waiting for the government to do each and everything for them.
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