Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Children parliamentarians encourage youth to make use of this parley

Home Youth Corner Children parliamentarians encourage youth to make use of this parley

By Sabina Elago


WINDHOEK
– Youth must make use of the Children’s Parliament, say the Deputy Speaker, Shandre Finnies, and member, Norman Ndeuyeeka,  as their  mouth piece that does not belong to any political party.

Finnies and Ndeuyeeka took some time last Tuesday to address questions on various issues  facing the youth on a local radio station,  Base FM’s Talk the People Parliament hosted by Jehoiackim Kateve. Finnies says they have been elected while at school as members of the Children’s Parliament.  “Different schools have to appoint learners that are capable of leadership, have leadership mentality and those that took part in different activities like members of debating or spelling clubs and other clubs. We represent the Namibian youth, as we work for them and not for any political party.

“If you see children in the street not attending school, you have the right to go to their school and report them, the school will know what to do.  Parent must also be more involved in their children’s lives, especially in their school work and must always communicate with teachers, then they will know if their children are attending school. We have projects that are coming up and they will concentrate more on youth issues,” says Finnies.

Ndeuyeeka adds that projects are in pipeline for children who do not have access to education at all but not for those who are just lazy to make use of such access. “The government has provided different institutions that can keep the youth from the street, the youth just need to make use of them. We have vocational schools to mention one, for those who did not make it to the university,” he says.

Ndeuyeeka adds that “I am sure with new free secondary education there will be no excuse of dropping out of school because of fees, and all parents will be to help their children with their homework as they are going to be taught in their mother tongue and they will not be struggling to understand.”

Youth are welcome to share their views and make contribution to “The Children Parliament” through its  facebook.