| If each grain of sand were to say : One grain does not make a mountain, There would be no land. If each drop of water were to say : One drop does not make an ocean, There would be no sea. If each note of music were to say : Each note does not make a symphony, There would be no melody. If each word were to say : One word does not make a library, There would be no book. If each brick were to say : One brick does not make a wall, There would be no house. If each seed were to say : One seed does not make a field, There would be no harvest. If each of us were to say : One person does not make the difference, There would never be love and peace on earth. You and I do make the difference. Begin today and make the difference. |
African Presidents convened in Addis Ababa from 28th January to discuss the continents economic progress. The African Union (AU) has chosen 2017 to be the year of the African youth and dedicated the theme for the summit “Harnessing the Demographic Dividends through Investments in Youth” to young people. Demographic dividend according to the United Nations Population Fund is the economic growth potential that can result from a change in a population’s age structure. This happens when the share of the working-age population (15 to 64) is larger than the non-working-age population (14 and younger, as well as 65 and older). The central importance of the demographic dividend to Africa’s transformative development has been repeatedly acknowledged by African leaders at the highest level and in key ministerial platforms. If Africa is to rise, then she has to invest in the youth of her member countries . Evidence from the last ten years has shown that a demographic dividend lens is a strate...
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