{"id":312725,"date":"2022-01-16T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=312725"},"modified":"2022-01-16T18:57:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:57:10","slug":"database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=312725","title":{"rendered":"Database collection to address youth unemployment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>UNEMPLOYMENT remains a serious concern in Namibia especially among youth, hence, Ongenga constituency councillor Matthew Shikongo is promising to find solutions for the youth in his constituency.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shikongo revealed that one of the plans his office has drawn up is to collect data for unemployed youth for a better information dissemination strategy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the constituency has thus far registered 169 unemployed youths on their database, and the number is expected to increase as they engage more youths.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-274x183.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-80x54.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-130x87.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-85x57.jpeg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-165x109.jpeg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-112x75.jpeg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-179x120.jpeg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-170x113.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-81x55.jpeg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Database-collection-to-address-youth-unemployment-452x300.jpeg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>Photo for illustrations purpose only. Source: Facebook.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we have a full database of unemployed youth, we will be able to easily know how to address the situation and how to direct them best,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shikongo, however, expressed his dismay over some of the youth who feel that it is the councillor who has to go to them instead of them coming to the constituency office.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey expect the councillor to go to their residences and pick them up whenever there are job opportunities, and when assigned jobs, they refuse to travel long distances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as part of creating employment, Shikongo indicated that plans are underway to engage investors who would create jobs and contribute to the development of the constituency.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He urged skilled and semi-skilled youth to use their know-how to create employment opportunities for themselves and for others instead of waiting on the government to create employment for them.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Shikongo indicated that his constituency has identified 20 people living with disability who are expected to get assistance by his office as funds become available.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria David UNEMPLOYMENT remains a serious concern in Namibia especially among youth, hence, Ongenga constituency councillor Matthew Shikongo is promising to find solutions for the youth in his constituency. 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