Malawi Government Rolls Out National Youth Service Program to Improve Youth Quality of Life

Malawi: The Malawian government is implementing the National Youth Service programme via the Ministry of Youth and Sports in order to address the issues facing the youth of the nation, writes Comfort Bulangete.

Chikwawa District Council's District Youth Officer MacNell Shire stated in an interview that the program's national target for the 2022–2023 fiscal year is 20,000 youths, with a target of 624 for Chikwawa.

All districts will participate in the programme, which will have a K3.5 billion budget.

The initiative will improve the lives of the youth in the community by empowering them to become economically independent and by reducing harmful behaviours, according to Emmanuel Molande, Chairperson of the Kasisi Youth Club.

Malawi joins other African countries such as Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Zambia in implementing a National Youth Service program.