1. Common Teenage Problems And Their Solutions. Finding Solutions to Youth Challenges. Who are the youth of today?

Trust and Acceptance
Trust is the foundation of any relationship. Spying, cross questioning/checking with friends or doubting will hamper the bond, leading to defiant behaviors such as lying, stealing, hiding and being disrespectful. It is important to accept your teens as they are and to build trust in them. This will help them trust and accept themselves as well as those in their immediate environment.
2.I had the opportunity to open the 8th Annual Youth Conference at MUBS Annex Bugolobi on March 15, 2018. It is always said the future belongs to the youth but I know that to create that future, the young people themselves must act to enable it happen. I have come to learn that if you don’t take decisions to shape or determine what you want, others will take them for you and usually they don’t do it in your interests.
Uganda has a bungling population and it is said that 70% of the population are less than 30 years old! Of that 70% more than 60% are below 15 years old and therefore, outside the work force. It means therefore that a small group of Uganda’s population is producing to feed the rest of the population. We also know that about 80% of Uganda’s population and indeed Africa as whole, live in the rural arears and are engaged in low productivity, agricultural production.
It is evident therefore, that a large percentage of the country’s population is either unemployed or underemployed. There is a change in nature of employment partners in the developed countries. Robots are increasingly taking over the production jobs. Of course with technology and new innovations in the developed countries the unemployment challenge is not acute. But in Africa, as weather partners change, as the west continues domination of world business, unemployment in Africa is increasingly becoming a nightmare for African politicians and Governments. The condition in Africa of illiteracy, wars and diseases are fuel in the viscous circle of poverty. Population is increase and not productivity leading to increased poverty. There is pressure on land, there is shortage of food as there is less production to meet the increasing demand.
I had the opportunity to open the 8th Annual Youth Conference at MUBS Annex Bugolobi on March 15, 2018. It is always said the future belongs to the youth but I know that to create that future, the young people themselves must act to enable it happen. I have come to learn that if you don’t take decisions to shape or determine what you want, others will take them for you and usually they don’t do it in your interests.
Uganda has a bungling population and it is said that 70% of the population are less than 30 years old! Of that 70% more than 60% are below 15 years old and therefore, outside the work force. It means therefore that a small group of Uganda’s population is producing to feed the rest of the population. We also know that about 80% of Uganda’s population and indeed Africa as whole, live in the rural arears and are engaged in low productivity, agricultural production.
It is evident therefore, that a large percentage of the country’s population is either unemployed or underemployed. There is a change in nature of employment partners in the developed countries. Robots are increasingly taking over the production jobs. Of course with technology and new innovations in the developed countries the unemployment challenge is not acute. But in Africa, as weather partners change, as the west continues domination of world business, unemployment in Africa is increasingly becoming a nightmare for African politicians and Governments. The condition in Africa of illiteracy, wars and diseases are fuel in the viscous circle of poverty. Population is increase and not productivity leading to increased poverty. There is pressure on land, there is shortage of food as there is less production to meet the increasing demand.
The low level of adoption of technology in African countries also leads to a low level of standard of living as the population is unable to enjoy the benefits that technology brings to the market place. The consequence of unemployment is absence of incomes and the absence of income is an expression of poverty. The absence of income leads to low level of education as the population is unable to take their children to school. The lack of education especially scientific education creates additional challenge for an economy. The economy has people with no knowledge and relevant skills to start and manage business successfully especially businesses of global nature. It is not surprising that the business of “boda boda”, “rolex” and the type are popular and dominant in Uganda. Hawking products is a skill less professional business and a common feature in African countries.
Without incomes and yet the young people have aspirations for good life, the consequences are dire. Young people will take to drugs both trade and usage. Others will take to usage of alcohol with a possibility of alcoholism. A related evil will be involvement into unwanted sex that will lead to unwanted pregnancies that may lead into abortions, premature deliveries, teenage pregnancies, besides contraction of undesirable sexual transmitted diseases and possibly HIV/Aids.These conditions may lead young people into desperation. As they aspire to achieve their day to day goals, they look for money. If they can’t find it through employment, they may be forced into stealing including robbery that may even be armed. Africa is still lucky that guns are not prevalent but gangs of criminals are developing as a result of poor conditions in which people live. These conditions will also lead to other challenges. The desperate youth will get involved in other criminal activities. They will be a cause of social unrest at the slightest provocation or an opportunity to express unhappiness. They will be involved in strikes and will careless as people’s properties are destroyed since they have nothing to lose.