Combat youth unemployment. And to madly d. V. D. And sound engineer 50. 00 takes us around his hometown of said group. Where a few weeks into the coronavirus pandemic now and the situation across the continent is difficult and frightening to say the least so how these last dozen cuff is affecting young people economically we asked our correspondents all over africa what the job situation is like in their hometown and what we want to doing to try and make the best of the situation heres their take. Here in uganda young people have already done most jobs especially the tourism industry. I think the obvious that is the crees and ghanas capital for many zimbabweans survival and that a lot down is exactly. More people are spending time on the horns and eat games but some are worried if you had an if this pandemic persist it could impact. They may have to depend on your savings to stay afloat most gun i live in one day at a time. Now before the look down government figures sports youth unemployment above 8 percent the post blog done figure could be higher comedy group income pile and known for its weekly shows before hundreds of funds is now performing for an online audience with a whole island from you tube but such options are limited to very few young people here outside the centers the picture is slightly different mainly because most ugandans in the countryside are farmers the local down has been relaxed for this essential work force to maintain a stable supply of food. A lot of people in zimbabwe have absolutely no income they survive from hand to mouth through buying and selling on the streets many are worried about their future said lee the government is broken to come up with the rescue packages for its citizens the only hope lies in the slowdown or sudden and of 19 for normal life to repair. And i was a situation for you 77 percent is what we asked you on facebook and got the following responses bank on our togolese teacher working in booking a foster says at the moment im very worried because our contracts have stopped and he goes on to add more company measures are currently being adopted by the authorities its the famine which is likely to kill us if nothing is done by the state to save us from this situation at c. N. N. From nigeria says im a driver but due to the lockdown i cant drive anymore my case seems hopeless because the government is not ready to provide anything for us and im worried that my family and i are in a hunger virus situation and eugenes a geisha says we all must learn especially the youth here here eugene we are waiting for african governments too much offices are closed industries are closed but we have rich land for agriculture that we can never go hungry well thank you so much for your thoughts. Now lets head to south africa like many other countries Strict Lockdown and curfew measures are forcing people out of work but in johannesburg young creatives increasingly moving their businesses to the digital ram as they weather this storm now we spoke to some of them to see how their new Digital Business models are doing. So it took the former home of Nelson Mandela is usually a tourist magnet but since the coronavirus prices the streets have been cleared and the Stores Closed standing in front of his empty shop called. Feels completely helpless. Business. Business. So that scares me. Its a devastating situation for young entrepreneurs state support is only available for Large Companies experts predict youth unemployment will rise even more this year. But those who will set up Digital Business models before the crisis are in a much better position to ride out the shutdown like yoga teacher and influence. 4 years ago to demolish started to live stream her daily practice sessions since the lock down her number of viewers has skyrocketed. There is a lot of wonderful things and because not its not a musician and the instructor. Both markets are interactive because people who are looking for music in something want to stay healthy so in general for me i think its. More so right now given. Around 1000 people tune in every day the training sessions are free for everyone to mellow earns money by promoting a clothing label which she wears during the session. To mellow isnt the only one who is making the most of her Digital Business. Is also exploring the possibilities that Live Streaming has to offer together with other artists like cujo is developing a new commercial format for Live Streaming. Hes certain that this technology is a growing trend that will last long after the call of its 90 crisis to him the possibilities are endless im looking forward to. Having like a live concert big concert live concerts where you can actually purchase a ticket and have some kind of code that you put in just to get to your products you know and things are definitely going thats in march south africas 1st cyber party took place it was a huge success well the lineup featuring many popular musicians and d. J. s a mammoth 700000 listeners today in the online events. But for many young people who are losing their income this offer as little solace expensive internet rates and poor connectivity mean that everyone can simply go digital still calls in so were told is trying to make the best of things he started marketing his clothes over whats up in facebook he says the crisis has made him rethink the way he does. Think it is. Its mission when it comes to. Getting out of your comfort zone. And trying to make it. Trying to make something out of nothing i think its. How you. You know. The situation that youre currently facing. Theres still room for improvement hes sold just 2 pieces so far but calls us ses he want to let the virus win like many others hes in this while the long haul. Coronavirus is testing the resilience of african economies but even before the pandemic hit youth unemployment was already one of the Biggest Challenges on the continent and now its worse one country with an extremely high youth Unemployment Rate is if you appear shortly before the coronavirus outbreak i travel to the capital addis ababa to speak with an inspiring bunch of people and i ask them what can be done to get more young people into the workforce. The 77 percent has explored many subject matters across africa but one word keeps coming up unemployment and were here in the capital of ethiopia to try and figure out why it is that africans just cant seem to crack the code when it comes to hiring young people and id like to begin with it was actually an economist hearing and just to give us an overview of the situation here in ethiopia whats the current rate of unemployment we have recent data that shows and employment is just like more than 25 percent all right let me now come to dulwich who works with the Jobs Creation commission which is part of governments mandate i read some interesting statistics that youve created a lot of work and jobs for people within a short span of time but were hearing 25 percent unemployment thats not good thats correct of course weve been doing this for the past one year for the past 6 months. Structural problem of youth unemployment. But africa bit of time. Theres a lot of other practitioners that want to get into the medical field and also invest some money and hire but because of some structural problems they havent been able to absolve the workforce. All right let me now speak to diana here you are right next to me and were hearing that there is a gap in the market because the government is under too much pressure. Theyre forced to create jobs for everyone but you have taken the initiative and youve decided im still in school but im going to do Something Different tell us about that looking for jobs after you graduate is there a bit of. Too many people that are unemployed its better to create a job be interconnected be your own boss and empowering yourself doing something that would change the country help yourself and change your familys life ok let me come back to the economy what happens when a Huge Population of educated people goes for years sometimes without employment what the impact of that is it has a wide implication in terms of economics and in terms of politics we have seen we have one of the largest migration into the middle east and European Countries and we have also this political instability thats mainly driven by the frustration of many young graduates to find jobs in the labor market dont let me come back to you because we were speaking about the impact of unemployment i mean how does it feel when you hear that doctors who have painstakingly put through school leave the country and go to work in america or you care or indeed germany the government is seriously seriously concerned and as a citizen im also concerned to see you know kids that have gone through you know 67 years of medical school to be out in the job market not finding jobs that is a country thats tragic and we want to do something about it in our can assure you and i can assure them here that well find meaningful employment within their country because there is so much they can do here stormers they can do in terms of helping their citizens so let me speak to the doctor who says that he has not found employment have you been tempted to leave this country to look for a job say i dont know in kenya tanzania initially when i came no when i joined the middle school i was i was there to help my country my people but you know after graduating from high school there is an opportunity this year alone in knowing this coming 23 weeks a year to 1000 physicians are graduating from a small school so i dont know how will. 100 by the way i should mention that Unemployment Rates in this country are going down but unfortunately the number of graduates seem to be disproportionately unemployed compared to the National Figures ruth earlier we talked about women being disproportionately disadvantaged by this whats the job market environment for women why is it so difficult for women to get jobs and i think the take the measure factor that that thats creating this kind of problem is the cultural aspect of. Like as we all know black women are mostly focused on kids and raising kids and doing some some household work and not being creative and doing something out in the world but it now when when it comes to our generation i think its kind of trying to get out there do you think that women for example have been looked over because theyre women when they apply for jobs compared to men. Maybe yeah i think thats a factor and i want to come back to you because weve been talking about the 4th Industrial Revolution africa being the frontier of that do you feel that the Education System is preparing people with the correct skill sets to occupy these jobs its not unfortunately but we recognize that thats very important right never too late so we we recognize that and you know were going through a reform i dont know how much you are aware of that but theres a new curriculum thats been devised that would incorporate the 21st century skills and everybody talks about it the Digital Skills so how do we change this dynamic and tiredly how does the african continent solve this issue. I believe that we need to revisit the curriculum and from this of makeshift this graduates are able to compete with not only but with the african continent as a whole i mean its just like so sad story to hear that new graduates dont know this the basic Computer Literacy they dont know how to use email and thats a huge problem in terms of being competent enough other International Level force ok so we have University Students here is it true that you dont have competent skills is it true. Its true. Its true that. When you come to technology theres some sort of phobia in our country i dont know why all right so while were here white how do you how do you think if your pia kenya tanzania all the african countries can resolve the problem of youth unemployment i think when you. Use an employment its not the absence of that. Issue right now no were going to end with dollar it because we keep carrying government government government but to be fair to you the number of jobs that youve created in the one year is simply nothing to be ignored but i want to ask you a different question you said you want to hear from the stakeholders what have you learned today what are you going to implement in your office so for me so much optimism that i like that and resiliency as well because you know i was expecting i came to this film expecting a lot of complaints you know young people always i just 18 trying to get the government off the cliff right for me i go back to my office and start thinking about maybe starting a small around town hall that we can maybe get used together maybe once or twice a year and have an open discussion like this one its been quite quite encouraging to me and if you do have that front table be sure to invite you to cover that ok so this has been a very positive debate to have to say and as doug wood said the youth here are ready the actually have the skills that they just need the support i dont know what you thought about that but i learned quite a bit thank you for saying. Now clearly youth unemployment remains a major challenge with all without khurana thank you again to everyone who participated in that debate and as usual you can watch a longer version of it on you tube i promise its worth it. As we know traveling is difficult if not completely impossible right now due to the cold big 19 outbreak but we want to take you somewhere special. Before the travel restrictions started our reports i managed to explore a small gem in the west african country of mali 230 kilometers away from the capital bamako lies the town of so good and i think its got a very relaxed a vibe and its become famous actually a place thriving music scene local sound fido takes us around his hometown so lets go. To work come to. But you can call me for. A d. J. Engineer let me show you our own. Is a laidback town on the banks of the new. Canoes transport people and goods up and across the new ship which is over one kilometer wide at this point locals estimate around 200000. 00 people. Theres no better place than here. Is wonderful. You never far from the river its the backbone of town not just for trade agriculture but for relaxing to. Texas to a popular hangout a local youve come to unwind its never empty and this was someone to tell a great story and yet i dont mind because in this space may not be very light but makes for a very friendly atmosphere will become the new river makes what it is quite literally mud from the river banks is used in the pottery. And something. Hes known internationally for the famous fabric. Photo shows as a local workshop vocal on is a traditional tie dye thats made with blood and locally the book of cloth is believed to ward off danger. Im aboard. In the studio they make but in the traditional way its used for loathing and because. Its lunchtime and luckily father knows just the place for a tasty snack he treats us to a safe delicacy grilled fish fresh from the river. Also look i think its great were not going anywhere we have good food lots of fun we make it here. And when you see cigars nightlife you can understand why the town is not just famous for the river but also its music fargo has been a stock say it was music scene for years and has a following among young say googles hes also contributing to say goes future music talent in 2009 father opened his own studio. Music percent of the music produced in the signal comes from this place which is my own studio visit there up as i produce. And just be. Say good b. And stick their love of music very seriously the annual highlight is the festival on the new share some even call it the woodstock of africa 7 photo is one of the chief sound engineers at the festival musicians play their rocking rhythms alongside traditional mali and hip hop blues and jazz beats and for photo its a chance to practice his 1st love of sound mixing. This is my 1st profession before becoming a musician i started out as a sound technician. But some 44000. 00 young people attend the festival each year. And when father takes to the stage the cheers get even louder. But. The next report takes place in Nairobi Kenya now even if traffic has recently slowed down its hard to imagine the capital without my tattoos these are the mini buses and mini vans that most kenyans rely on to get around that not harmlessly loud and chaotic and before the lockdown at least always very crowded they usually not the typical workplace for women but weve done the call here so we met a female doctor conductor who told us she wouldnt. Want any other job. Nairobi is transferred system its chaotic its crowded and often on drooly the citys buses or my tattoos as they are known are a tough workplace but they provide entire families with an income. For carolinas song this job means an early start her day begins at 5 am she shares a tiny room with her sister her child and her adopted daughter its dark and her neighborhood isnt the safest but its a risk she has to live with. Caroline is a must have to conduct when her husband died she started working at a hotel but that didnt pay the bills for her family and the school fees for her 2 teenage sons so she changed jobs. Dont live in a money when you can you know when we know sticking with 1st one in 4 months when we were going to do 15 i think the whole. Incidentals. Even my mother did want that. The wage varies by the day when caroline started out she earns of the equivalent of 6 euros a day nowadays she makes more than double but still there arent many women doing this job says her colleagues. Were just us ladies did you know us ladies here in kenya many of us dont want to do this welcome many say its a stupid job but for me its good it helps me a lot yeah i mean when you. Talk to work of face daily harassment from the police their colleagues and the passengers while caroline has learnt to stand up for herself she has often had to step in for other women. There was a maybe receives an extra mile and she would. Its not sure the man was like. This one had to go to for move out. Of the mom what moguls like. Got going alone after several reports of sexual abuse on iraq his basses new laws making Sexual Harassment punishable by 10 years in prison have made the transport system a little safer and ngo of the flown Initiative Also supports women like caroline by encouraging transport workers associations primm proved the working conditions look at do they provide any Customer Service training if they dont provide the training they have. Awareness about Sexual Harassment we do sensitized training and we help them develop a Sexual Harassment when you see for many women of the work of trade unions has made the business more attractive its still a mans world but women lowly finding their place i prefer them because very. Very one is. Transparent and focused and like many women caroline hopes that shell one day be able to get a license and finally be in the drivers seat. Well for now caroline has to wait a bit because business here has really slowed down due to the coronavirus so unfortunately she cant work on them a touch at the moment but we are keeping our fingers crossed that shell be back soon well thats it for me if you have any comments please do get in touch with us by a 7 to 7 a d w dot com and as a last trip before we go heres bobby wine with the new release single virus alerts im sure you can guess what the inspiration behind this one is please stay safe and healthy take care of one another and see you next time when harry and by. There was. One of the 4. Like them on. The bus or shut ins on going to. Come and go and all that anything about her boss being. Called everything regarding. The mayor of atlanta let him like. A lot. Of them are like. Trying to put the lawyer. For you come. Right. Back. 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