https://en.sputniknews.africa/20230728/african-youth-to-create-culture-of-entrepreneurship-with-russia-namibian-delegation-member-1060884226.html
African Youth to Create 'Culture of Entrepreneurship' With Russia: Namibian Delegation Member
African Youth to Create 'Culture of Entrepreneurship' With Russia: Namibian Delegation Member
Sputnik Africa
The second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg brought together delegations from 49 African countries, comprising politicians, representatives of regional... 28.07.2023, Sputnik Africa
2023-07-28T19:06+0200
2023-07-28T19:06+0200
2023-08-03T10:44+0200
second russia–africa summit
southern africa
namibia
russia
russia-africa summit
russia-africa cooperation
cooperation
africa in details
youth
business
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/07/1c/1060884469_0:0:1280:721_1920x0_80_0_0_653bc888a2f7a94ec1f65ccd776db702.jpg
By working with Russia, African youth can build a new "culture of entrepreneurship" that will enable them to realize their potential and bring prosperity and development to the continent, said Nestor Sheimi, a member of the Namibian delegation to the Russia-Africa Summit from the country's Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service. According to Sheimi, the African youth should be motivated to deal with challenges facing the continent and develop homegrown solutions. Apart from motivation, it is necessary to create conditions for the youth to be able to contribute to the economy, as well as provide opportunities for them to study, gain knowledge and skills to do business. In particular, he noted that the governments in Africa should organize special youth groups and implement youth programs, create platforms where the youth can learn how to run business, as "there are a lot of factors that one needs" to know before starting an enterprise. Speaking about expectations from the summit, Sheimi said that his delegation and he in particular came to St. Petersburg "to market our product," to get it exported, especially to Russia, as well as advance aspirations of the African youth.He pointed out that he was very happy to take part in the summit, adding that such events should be attended by young people, because they show the perspective of other nations on various issues and give an opportunity to learn about their culture, acquire knowledge and skills. After visiting such gatherings, he noted, the youth will be motivated to continue their efforts and contribute to society.
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20230728/1060861655.html
southern africa
namibia
russia
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
southern africa, namibia, russia, russia-africa summit, russia-africa cooperation, cooperation, africa in details, youth, business, economy
southern africa, namibia, russia, russia-africa summit, russia-africa cooperation, cooperation, africa in details, youth, business, economy
African Youth to Create 'Culture of Entrepreneurship' With Russia: Namibian Delegation Member
19:06 28.07.2023 (Updated: 10:44 03.08.2023) The second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg brought together delegations from 49 African countries, comprising politicians, representatives of regional organizations and businesses. On the sidelines of the event, Sputnik had an opportunity to sit down with a young African entrepreneur and discuss youth empowerment on the continent.
By
working with Russia, African youth can build a new "culture of entrepreneurship" that will enable them to realize their potential and bring prosperity and development to the continent, said
Nestor Sheimi, a member of the Namibian delegation to the Russia-Africa Summit from the country's Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service. "It needs a culture that has to be growing for a number of periods to get used to it. I think that comes with dedication and hard work and just steering a new culture that maybe we can take from cooperation with Russia," he said.
According to Sheimi
, the African youth should be motivated to deal with challenges facing the continent and develop homegrown solutions. Apart from motivation, it is necessary to create conditions for the youth to be able to contribute to the economy, as well as provide opportunities for them to study, gain knowledge and skills to do
business.
"I think we just need to grow the culture, the culture of entrepreneurship that has to come with education. Education needs to be a bit radical, not to be made more as a tool of income, but it has to be a tool for transferring knowledge," he stressed.
In particular, he noted that the governments in Africa should organize special youth groups and implement youth programs, create platforms where the youth can learn how to run business, as "there are a lot of factors that one needs" to know before starting an enterprise.
"I think we also need to have more facilitation [...]. We need to practice through youth programs and youth groups arranged there specifically just to support the youth into businesses," Sheimi stated.
Speaking about expectations from the summit, Sheimi said that his delegation and he in particular came to St. Petersburg "to market our product," to get it exported, especially to Russia, as well as
advance aspirations of the African youth.
He pointed out that he was very
happy to take part in the summit, adding that such events should be attended by young people, because they show the perspective of other nations on various issues and give an opportunity to learn about their culture, acquire knowledge and skills. After visiting such gatherings, he noted, the youth will be motivated to continue their efforts and contribute to society.
"I was very much happy with this forum, mostly with the culture of the Russian people that are so friendly," he said, adding: "I think this opportunity must be given more to the youth in terms of exposures, exposure of different environments, because this will open up their mind and also understanding how other people do things differently."
