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Youth
Forum inaugural congress: Zimbabwe will never be the same again
Youth Forum
September 11, 2012
Zimbabwe Will
Never be the Same Again!' These were the words of the elated
incoming Youth Forum National Chairperson, Sally Dura, at the Youth
Forum's inaugural Congress held on 7-8 September 2012 at Hunyani
Hills Hotel, Lake Chivero in Harare. "With this historic event
in the development dispensation of our country, the first time for
young people to come together and decide their own destiny, the
economic, political and social dispensation of the country will
never be the same again!" she proclaimed.
Together with
8 others, Sally was elected into the new Youth Forum Board, the
National Executive Committee (NEC), which was tasked with the implementation
of the Congress's resolutions. She becomes the first Chairperson
of the first Youth Forum NEC, which is a first of its kind among
youth organizations.
"This
development of organizing young men and women into a formidable
force comes at the most appropriate time, when Zimbabwe is faced
with a myriad of problems, an inconclusive Government trying to
dupe people into believing it is competent enough to
write a constitution for them, continual economic marginalisation
of young people, and it is this coming together that will send shock
waves to the responsible, or is it irresponsible authorities"
she continued
The inaugural
congress culminated in the election of the 9 NEC members of which
5 are females and four are males. The other elected office holders
are Kudakwashe Munemo (Vice Chairperson) Manifest Jabuli (Secretary
General) Faith Chinooneka (Treasurer General) Raviroyashe Mpasiri
(Secretary for Information and Publicity) as well as four Committee
Members: Getrude Bvindi, Sijabuliso Sibanda, Takudzwa Chirinda and
Joe Maravanyika.
This group of
mandated young leaders will serve only one 2-year term, as the organizational
constitution, debated and adopted by the Congress, clearly and unequivocally
states that there will be no recycling of leaders. At the end of
their two-year term, they will relinquish power to another new democratically
elected leadership.
It is also rare
in the African context to find leaders who willingly and without
the application of force, sometimes violent, leave office to allow
new leaders to take over. This type of leadership is what was exhibited
by the first Chairperson of the Youth Forum, Mr. Madock Chivasa,
who left the office so that other young leaders can take from where
he left. "As a Chairpesron of the Forum, I have gave it my
best, I had my shortcomings as well as my achievements which I will
leave behind, and it is my sincere hope that your new and accountable
leadership will be able to build from what is there" said
Mr. Chivasa.
Mr. Chivasa
is the founding Chairperson of the organization and worked tirelessly
for the success of the organization and it is believed that the
newly elected leadership will have the same dedication and zeal
as shown by Mr. Chivasa.
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Forum fact sheet
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