Namibia faces challenges in alleviating youth unemployment

Insufficient resources and poor infrastructure are some of the challenges facing Namibia in alleviating youth unemployment, a Namibian official said.

Emma Kantema-Gaomas, permanent secretary of the Youth Ministry, said the ministry had put in place strategic plans to combat the scourge of unemployment, using sport development over regional levels across the country as one method.

She added that youth empowerment is another strategic plan the ministry would deploy to tackle unemployment, which currently stands at 34 per cent among youth.

Kantema-Gaomas said an increase in government funding and providing equipment for the country’s youth training centrrs will also help combat youth unemployment.

However, she cited a lack of investment in sport and limited sport subjects in school curricula as some of the challenges the ministry and country as a whole faced.