YAS DRILLS KARONGA DUTY BEARERS IN POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY, CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INSTRUMENTSAuthor:- Alfred ZgamboAspartofcontinuedeffortstostrengthendutybearersresponsiveness,YASonthe19thmarch2021trainedKarongadutybearersand bureaucrats in Political Accountability, Citizen Engagement, and Youth Development Instruments.ThetrainingintendedtoequipthetargetedParticipantswithknowledgeandskillsinPoliticalAccountability,CitizenEngagementandYouth Development Instruments under The Democracy in Young Hands Project.Speakingtothemediaafterthetrainingsession,DalitsoMagelegele,theprojectofficerforDemocracyinyounghandsProjectatYAS emphasized the need to engage the duty bearers in the training."Wethoughtitwisetotrainthedutybearersthattheyouthswillbeengagingwithbothatwardanddistrictlevel,becausewhatwewantisthe duty bearers to be responsive to the issues that the citizens particularly the young people who are in majority demands" He said.Speakingfurther,MagelegeletoldthemediathatYASunderDemocracyInYouthHandsprojecthasalreadybeenengagingtheyouthsin Karonga under the same initiative."WehavefacilitatedtheformationofYouthActionGroups(YAGs)inallthetenwardsinKaronga,hencewesawitnecessarytoengagethe duty bearers." He added.Itishopedthatthedutybearerswillusetheiracquiredskillsandknowledgetorespondtotheneedsofcitizensbetter,andthattheyouthshall actively participate in political and developmental processes in their respective communities.Inhisfinalremarks,Magelegelechallengedtheyouthstousetheirdemographicdividedtobevigilantandactivelyparticipateinadvancing the youth agenda at all levels; ward, district, regional and national.
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