By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi State President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has made a strong appeal to the youths to take pride in their country.
President Chakwera was speaking in Lilongwe during the launch of the National Youth Policy.
“Make sure that youth programmes encourage young people to take pride in their country and what it produces, because they are citizens of a great country, and it is unjust to give them a false perception that Malawian ideas and products are inferior,” he said.
Chakwera urged stakeholders in Malawi’s development to use this policy as a guiding compass for safeguarding the rights and welfare of the youth.
The President commended the US Government for the support and efforts to develop the policy.
“When it comes to youth development work in Malawi, we count on the support of true friends like the USA to keep us going when the going gets tough. I also want to thank the Heads of other Missions who are here present, for I know that all of you are doing so much in Malawi that benefits our youth,” he said.
The president said the Government cherish support not only because it is a demonstration of friendship, but also because it is indispensable to addressing the challenges that youth face, challenges
that are at once many, unique, complex, and varied.
The president said nearly a quarter of Malawi’s population lives in urban
areas, others in peri-urban areas, and still others in rural areas, and it is critical that programmes be responsive to the different challenges youth face in different contexts of the economy.
Chakwera urged the youths to be responsible since they form larger population of the country.
