25/03/2024
ZCYPWD's Coreen Chola preaches 'Result Oriented Academic Work'
By Simon Banda and Derrick Sinjela
Zambian Children Young People and Women in Development (ZCYPWD) prefer academics and work experience thst is result oriented.
During a Saturday 23rd March 2024 ZCYPWD show on Pan African Radio 96.1FM in Lusaka, Isaac Ntalasha, Nathan M'sadala and Coreen Chola shared thoughts on 'Academics and Business'.
An Advocacy for Child Justice (ACJ) Child Rights Activist, Ms. Chola says the trio made it clear that no matter how much one may have a good diploma, individuals need a business to help show their academic prowess.
"In other needs, one must not be proud to say I worked for that campaign for 20 years, yet you have nothing so show about a particular work and academic experience," advised Ms. Chola.
Ms. Chola implored peers and society as a whole to learn to be creative to lessen livelihood dependance on getting paid a stipend or salary at the end of the month.
Furthermore, Mr. Ntalasha adds that the current education system under the Ministry of Education (MoE) has created a mindset of all students all wanting white collar jobs and not really emphasizing how important blue collar jobs are.
"Learners need to speak out on life-living skills that they deserve to learn while in school as entrepreneurship is a subject enabling youths to provide employment opportunities to the community and not depend on government to employ them," advised Ntalasha, a Children International Zambia (CIZ), Agents of Change Foundation (ACF) and Media Network on Child Rights and Development (MNCRD) Child Rights Activist.
On his part. Mr. M'sadala- Mental Health Activist says
it is important to note that academics play a role in equipping youths with adequate information that can be of help in their future endeavors.
However, M'sadala says others may focus more on academics which may hinder them from looking at the bigger picture and from thinking outside the box with regards to money making ventures.
"It is also important to note that focusing solely on one aspect (Academics and Business) may be dangerous as; overemphasis on Entrepreneurship may cause a lack of foundational knowledge, meaning that prioritizing entrepreneurship without a strong educational foundation may result in gaps in essential skills and knowledge.
This overemphasis on Education may cause limited real-world experience; meaning that if the youth in question solely focus on education it might lead to a lack of practical skills and real-world experience necessary for entrepreneurship," noted a concerned M'sadala
