Wits to host African Youth Dialogue Symposium

The dialogue Symposium, reportedly the first of many, is expected to foster platforms for young people to begin setting the agenda for creating an enabling environment for which they can address issues that affect the country as a whole.

The opportunity will expose young people to policy making processes with the hope of involving them and equipping them to become strong future leaders. It will strengthen the partnership between youth and government, strengthening youth as a strong constituency that provide checks and balances for our leaders to act responsibly. In so doing the symposium will groom and build ethical thoughtleaders of the 21st century that will steer the continent in a new direction.

OAYouth invite the public either as an observer or to be a participant.

Discussion topics

At the dialogue, questions that will be discussed include: How do developmental trajectories have to look like in order to achieve social equality in South Africa?
What is the role of youth to make it happen?
These and other policy issues such as nationalisation, land reform, unemployment and entrepreneurship development, will strengthen a more coherent voice of youth and their willingness to partner with developmental stakeholders to make South Africa a great nation in Africa and the world.

Structure of the Synopsium

The Symposium wil be divided into sessions:

Introductory Plenary

Two speakers will address the plenary, motivating the need for youth to look at national issues with more sincerity, patriotism and thoughtfulness

Dialogue Goup Sessions

The delegates will be divided into three moderated groups of 30 participants. The groups named after living South African leaders who are known to have driven certain aspects of the dialogue. They shall be: