Tembisa student’s idea wins her R15 000 cash
The competition called on the youth to present their solutions to the myriad of challenges they face.
What do South African youth need for a better South Africa? Entrepreneurial subjects in schools to encourage independent learning.
This idea won Tembisa student Antonette Motloung (22) R15 000 cash in Plus 94 Research’s Next Gen Circle Competition.
The competition called on the youth to present their solutions to the myriad of challenges they face. Young people were invited to submit an essay or voice or video recording to respond to the question.
The final year BCom Economics and Management student at Rhodes University made a presentation on the need to introduce entrepreneurial subjects in schools as a way of encouraging independent learning.
Her presentation was practical and implementable and focused on the impact of nurturing entrepreneurship in a digitally driven environment where entrepreneurship can easily be kickstarted through just about anything, if nurtured and cultivated at a young age.
“The current biggest hindrance for employment creation among the youth is the lack of practical skills to nurture entrepreneurship through supporting practical skills the youth already have. This needs to be addressed at the level of our education system, which only focuses on theoretical learning and less on practical skills,” said Antonette.
“If we can address this, the youth will be encouraged to push boundaries in what they can do.”
In efforts to bridge the generation gap, leading market research company Plus 94 Research has launched the Next Generation (Gen) Circle movement aimed at addressing the increasing despondency and apparent disconnect of the youth from the rest of society.
“The Next Gen Circle is a movement aimed at finding ways to connect the youth of South Africa – generations Z and Y – with the current generation X leaders. The movement aims to provide millennials and xennials a space where their voices can be heard and solutions developed and presented to address their challenges,” says Sifiso Falala, chief executive officer of Plus 94 Research.
“The Next Gen Circle movement will provide a coordinated approach to reaching out to leaders with practical, youth-centric solutions that can be implemented to address some of the frustrations and to manage future outbreaks.”
The top 10 finalists in the competition presented their submissions to a panel of judges at a breakfast hosted by Plus 94 Research. The submissions were judged on their ability to clearly define what the youth need for a better South Africa, clarity in the articulation of the proposal and its practical implementation, and the envisaged effectiveness in resolving youth specific challenges.
All content received through submissions is currently being analysed by Plus 94 Research for research purposes and will be included in a quarterly research report.
