We have an exciting news to share. As the President of Zimabawe is launching the Presidential Youth Empowerment Fund. The lauching will be happening at Harare International Conference Centre on the 20th of March 2025 at 0900 HRS CAT
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has youths at heart. A society without empowered youths cannot prosper. According to Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency ( ZimStat) Updated 2012 Population Census Projections Report ( March 2019), the current population of Zimbabwe is 16 Million and youth make up 35% of the population . Through this Fund , we intend to intensify our focus youth empowerment .
We are inspired by the National Youth Policy ( 2020- 2025), which is a framework on youth empowerment. “ The youth who constitute a significant proportion of the national population are a critical partner for achieving the national development vision of becoming an upper middle- income economy by 2030…” President ED Mnangagwa ( statement extracted from National Youth Policy 2020- 2026).
The Zimbabwean Constitution, amended in 2013, makes various provisions for the youth in section 14( empowerment and employment creation). We are playing our part in making sure youths become more productive in Zimbabwe.
We will be working with government structures in this journey