Advocates call for inclusivity for rural youth in decision-making platforms

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2025-03-18

WINDHOEK, 18 March 2025 (NAMPA) - The Founder and CEO of Rural rise, Eslien Tsuses. (Photo: Melissa //Hoebes)

WINDHOEK, 18 MAR (NAMPA) – The exclusion of rural youth from key decision-making structures in Namibia is raising concerns about their ability to influence policies that directly impact their future.
Speakers at the ‘New Voices, New Narratives in Public Policy Discourse’ event in Windhoek on Monday highlighted this issue, aiming to find ways to amplify youth perspectives in governance.
Speaking at the event, Chief Executive Officer and founder of...

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