Our Youths Of Today.

Young people constitute a large and rapidly growing proportion of the population in most countries of Africa and in many parts of the world as a whole. These young people live in a rapidly changing world, faced with many pressures. Young people on the whole experience discomforting confusion, disquieting irritations and perplexities, and adjustment problems as a result of rapid social change. There is an increase in drug and alcohol use among youth leading to vandalism and disrespect toward their elders and authority. There also are teenage pregnancies and school dropouts. Illegal abortion is being practiced by many girls which sometime lead to premature death. Urbanization also has accentuated various kinds of evils and crimes. Modernization and western influences have helped to erode traditional Africa values. The family system has lost ground rapidly, and the indigenous systems of education have largely disappeared. The passing away of old Africa has contributed to laxity in morals. The current socioeconomic conditions in Africa block the progress of the Africa youth. Early marriages complicate matters for youth and increase the burdens of youth. Ignorance, illiteracy, and insufficient knowledge about fertility regulation methods all have helped to increase early childbearing. 

Society nowadays isn’t what it was a decade ago. People change and so

does the society they live in. The problems that our grandparents experienced with our parents aren’t the same that our parents experience with us.

Many youth have no idea of who they are and why they exist. Most of them exist just because they are able to breathe. As a result, most youth have no idea of their responsibility in society; So much so that they have nothing to offer to this society.

They are not sure if that they are decision-makers and contributors to the growth and advancement of their society. Despite their high academic credentials, they are yet to comprehend their position in the society. The society needs them, it’s indeed ready for them, but the youth aren’t ready to engage it because they are unsure about whether they have this capacity or not.

Most youth have no idea of what the future holds for them. They are well educated, with good academic credentials but they lack creativity. The fact that jobs are scarce does not mean give them license to engage in criminal activities and drug abuse as a means to “survive”. People have varied talents which can, with some creativity, be utilized to earn a living and change the world.

There is need to engage them so that they can discover their inborn talents which can be made viable. Each person has a talent. Discovering the talent is one thing and utilising the talent is another. All they need is to change their perception and approach to life. They should examine their potential and make a living out of it. It’s important to engage them and inform them that education or training will help them perfect their innate talents.

Based on the gravity of these concerns, the following detailed solutions can address these challenges; These solutions are basically about, empowering the youths with practical education and information so that they can be aggressive and objective in their approach to life and general issues facing them more so those mention above.

youth have freedom of choice that deviates from truth. As a result they have failed to make correct choices due to lack of wisdom and knowledge about ultimate truths. Freedom implies making decisions that are ultimately right meaning nothing short of truth.

Media and globalisation has contributed much to this ambiguity since they propagrate many confusing ideas and approaches that deviate from truth. This challenges the capacity of young people to sieve these ideas and separate truth from false with regard to moral choices. How well a young person can do this depends on how firmly their foundations were built on truth –– built by and impressed upon them by their family. The family indeed is a foundation of the society. It provides a platform for young people to grow and adopt good virtues and morals that can be used as a benchmark for making right choices. It of course nurtures them to grow and be effective contributors to the society. For the family to achieve  it this there is need for a political community to protect and nurture the family.