You(th) can – show up, then start up!

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/660692.jpg" alt="You(th) can - show up, then start up!" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">June in South Africa is Youth Month! It is a poignant reminder of the gallant youth of 1976 who in their quest for a decent education, courageously challenged the might of the South African security forces and one can argue, they also played a seminal role in the march towards democracy. However, the youth dividend doesn't end here. Think of the energy behind the 'fees must fall' campaign, the 'decolonisation of education' movement and further afield, efforts by Malala Yousefzai who in her drive for girls' education in Pakistan took a bullet. Also, Greta Thundberg, the Swedish teen, mobilised thousands of young people and challenged world leaders to bring qualitative changes to environmentally disastrous policies.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/229208.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=229208">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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Universities have a major role in tackling transphobia, creating equality for gender-diverse

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/660632-208x117.jpg?2" alt="Image source: Sharon McCutcheon from" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload"><br><span >Image source: Sharon McCutcheon from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]&lt;/span>South Africa is one of the most progressive countries in advancing the rights of sexual and gender minorities in Africa, and its Constitution was the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. But even though South Africa's Constitution guarantees all citizens' rights, many factors still conspire to make transgender and gender-diverse persons particularly vulnerable to life-threatening marginalisation, oppression, violence, and exclusion. Some of these factors include access to education, socioeconomic status, health status, stigma, housing, and discrimination.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/499/229184.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=499&ct=1&ci=229184">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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The Mail &amp; Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2022

<p><img data-src="https://biz-file.com/c/2206/660609.jpg" alt="The Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 2022" width="208" height="117" align="left" / loading="lazy" class="lazyload">Every year, for the past 17 years, the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> has celebrated Youth Month with the recognition of South Africa's exemplary youth who are blazing the trail towards national growth and development. The 200 Young South Africans project is an M&G signature event and flagship supplement that has become a national media calendar production in South Africa. This list of eminent young people has over the years served as a benchmark for excellence and recognition of the power of the youth in their various fields of expertise.<br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/758/229181.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=758&ct=1&ci=229181">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
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