Does Sierra Leone's government empower the youth to be change makers? 

I THINK I'M BLESSED BECAUSE IF NOT I WOULDN'T HAVE MET SOMEONE WHO IS AS SPECTACULAR AS EXPERT AVA LIO I THINK SHE IS THE BEST BROKER EVERYONE SHOULD BE PROUD OFF

These are very brilliant set of people, I must say the speeches are well delivered very clear, confident and straight to the point. I want to believe there are many more brilliant minds down there in Sierra Leone. I am a Nigerian and believe with great minds like the people I have listened to in this session, then there is hope for the future of the continent as a whole. Much love from Nigeria!!!

It was a great pleasure being on this platform.

God bless Sierra Leone and entire African, love from Ghana

That's my Educaidian speaking Mohamed, good initiative 👏 keep it up guys much love ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕

May god protect this nation. Love from 🇬🇲 🇬🇲

This was lovely to see and hear. A educated bunch of people, Definitely the speeches of al these individuals were delivered good. Proud Sierra Leonean her 🇸🇱🙏🏿

Thank you @DW for hosting me on this platform. I definitely will rephrase some of my answers if I had the opportunity to do it again today, bringing to light burning and urgent issues. However, my convictions remain the same. There’s so much that can be done to accelerate progress among youth in our country. We are yet to match global standards.

Look at that fulish government worker talking about free quality education and school feeding programs, where are they? She's just there to protect her job and not saying the truth coz, she knowns very well that if she says anything that's against the government her job is gone. God's bless u Haja and the others.

Sierra Leone has more problems than solutions. Congrats my boy Kawa, Haja that’s awesome

I'm in EU I want to go back home for good to work but I need a team I'm a construction worker

Please how can the Sierra Leone diaspora help? There's so much that can be done the young minds are amazing there are future so we should all invest in them.

P.s start in Africa before thinking global! Africa first and the rest will follow. Build your home first before you guest can be invited! Thanks

Great programme alway look forward to THE 77%. But nothing like your debates in The Gambia 🇬🇲

Watching this as a young South African , it gives me lots of confidence about my continent , we just need to get rid of these old leaders who last had an idea when Abraham was a baby

I think African are missing it, agricultural is the solution to our problems

This is how you build a better future Africans talking to fellow Africans about solution ! Well done!

Haja is amazing 🤩

I love the moderator’s energy

Very important questions, great host. I'm so proud of these youth. Our Africa has a bright future as long as we remain united and have the will to take matters into our own hands, and implement change.

We must first learn to build a sense of grandeur from within us. We have all it takes to experience a better standard of life. You young minds have really brought a ray of sunshine to my day. Thank you ❤️😊

They say Sierra Leone educational system is called Free and Quality Education. My question is, is Sierra Leone Educational System a quality system?

So proud of you Haja🥰🥰

Mind-blowing conversation. Thank you, DW for the platform.

I am a data analyst from Sierra Leone, how can I come to Sierra leone and work ? Where we don't have good Internet and electricity .

Like most African and world's governments Uzbekistan Kazakhstan India Pakistan etc Corruption is Rampant ..your Doomed Next story

Thank you Haja Isata Bah, I love your thought and enthusiasm, Ohhh how I hope and pray you succeed and I know you will dear

Amen this student are so talented I hope Mr Samura will this youth in Sierra Leone 🙏😭🙏🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Isatu Bah u are doing great 😘

Love this reporter and show and that they came to my Country Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 in a difficult time ❤️ Thank you!

Smart discussion. We need a boost in the e-commerce system in Sierra Leone. It’s growing at a snail’s pace. More need to be done.

Wake up and start organizing and mobilizing yourselves African youth to physically question and take matters into your own hands, we have to be the change we wanna see.

I saw on RU-vid that TAF is coming to your country 2023 to start up a new city.

Interesting! I will tell the people of this country this. To ask the government for so much help expect at some point down the line for that government to rule over you. Remember brother Malcome X. Become self sustainable. Do it yourselves. Empower yourselves. I will not be hard but it can be done. Do not end up in the situation that we have here in United states

Grt discussions ❤️ from Ghana 🇬🇭

Proud of you Haja❤

Really impressive speech from this young people keep it up guys 👍👍👍👍

I really appreciate DW for make a move like this, there is no empowerment for the youth in Sierra Leone i am in france but this is not my goal when i was young my plan is to become a journalist but look at me now how can i achieve my goals when i have been frustrated by our own government please i hope other international channel will make a move like you guys so the world will know more about us because what the other lady said she said it all, free education when the involvement is modern a school fees i wish i have the opportunity to be interview in this channel about my country Sierra Leone, there is no way they can tell people that there is provision for the young’s ones in that country please DW i am in France i will like to have this apportunity to speak about my country please thanks DW

Great point. Our continent had no 1st, 2nd or 3rd industrial revolution, yet we are busy talking about the 4th industrial revolution. The entrepreneurship and innovations of Telsa, Microsoft etc. couldn't exist without the prior industrial revolutions. We can't ignore the basics before we reach for the stars. We tend to focus on the top 20% of the population and neglect the 80% majority. Focusing on a few major cities and ignoring 90% of our countries. Access to education and basic infrastructure/services for all will take tour countries a very long way, and open up loads more opportunities for innovation even in rural areas.

Great conversation for us all to be part of as Africans, proud Africans at that. Much love from Kenya

It so amazing how the deliver their experiences. May The Good lord bless your country sierra Leone

That's true,we the today's youths are the transformative leaders for tomorrow,so we to be empower

African is blessed with the 77th percent, and this percent is faced with numerous challenges due to lack of access/the wheel to achieve our dreams. We are mostly left with accepting the opportunities societies through at us. Our life is not by design but by chance for the majority of the 77th Percent. Thanks to DW and those young people with those great ideas who represents the rest of us. What a good representation.

Loving the conversation! We have to start getting into these uncomfortable discussions to drive change! Well done Edith. We are watching and understand that this is an issue affecting many African countries

I love this DW programme. It is practically truer than words can explain.

this problem is not today's problems is close to 59years now but it now the nex generation are eyes are open

Very intelligent conversation. Thank you guys for sharing your opinion and @dw you are doing amazing job

I'm greatful to be part of this DW, The problem is the government always talked about empowerment we never see anything going forward. African leadership need to learn more from another country like Europe countries

Thanks to DW for creating such a platform. Great speakers! The doctor was simply using big words and speaking theory, a bit disappointing. As what she is saying is not reflective in the country. The other speakers are great; the likes of Haja, Josephine, the innovator etc.well done guys. Please continue to work hard and hope for a better Sierra Leone sometime soon.

Haja, you hit the nail on the head

Am really enjoying and learning from this program. I want the cust of Mohamed's product

One of the ways to empower the youth faster is to invest in a large trade and technical school where you can train many architects where you can build houses all around the country, auto mechanics , electricians , carpenters , and many other skills . Also an agriculture school where you can train farmers in all variety of live stocks and planting of food, With those basic schools your country will develop fast. That's how America, England , and Europe and all advance countries develop . God Bless. . Contact the Black College Tuskegee University, Alabama for ideas. USA.

We in Sierra Leone needs to buy made in Sierra Leone, full support to locally oriented businesses.

We're proud of you all👏👏👏Esp Eric😊😊😄

A very big thank to you all, you guys are really amazing. Hope to have you here in one of the city in sierra leone @KENEMA. GOD bless you all

Haja said what is on my mind

Well done Haja, well said

Quite an interesting program here. Generally, I'm impressed. As a young Sierra Leonean, myself, I'd say there's still hope for things to change for the better in this country if we work as empowered young people to support impoverished or less fortunate youths to come on board. Inclusive development is the only way out. Everyone can be useful in their own way. Discrimination should never be part of our vocabulary as young people in development.

My country man’s 🥰It’ll be well sooner 🙏🏾

You will have electricity soon, and internet, and growth. I have seen a few videos of upcoming development. I think Africa will be the future for a lot of reasons, you will even become millionaire farmers, you just need mechanization and so much more. I have always known that Africa is a brilliant nation, has never been fooled. From Jamaica.

I was born in SL and i leave in europe now it is very hard to start working in the country to start a business of any sort there is no good housing system rents are very high and what they offer is well below standards and unwelcoming. The business people just wants high profits with very low standards so its more than challenging in my opinion.

DW debate promotes problem solving and innovative thinking for the youths. I wish it can be done in Kerio.

Please ask her where we have irrigated farms or trainings lies lie lies

This platform is some how good, and it relay created impact in we the young african

My school POW 🇸🇱

its the ladies fa me!

Question ❓ Who was the Leader that started the Protest? Who is backing him or her? Let's find out what was going on last month who was speaking out.. then Why all of a sudden when the USA started making a tour of Africa this break out.. these questions need to be asked

Great to see the determination of these young minds to make the difference. I'm wishing them the very best in achieving their dreams that will surely bring the needed transformation in the country

there is nothing in Sierra Leone to support young people

Thank you @DW 77.... It is a great street debate. Very educative and inspiring. Hope to watch more

Thank you DW for this program. we need more of these platforms in our country to sensitive people and is so empowering. To all the people who too part you all have done well. Wo are so proud you

Great discussion from Young youth,bt i hope the president and it's leaders will take consideration of important issues affecting the youth,Am Warioomar from kenya

I have heard several conversations across Africa on the DW platform and my conclusion of the whole matter is, Africa is where it is today simply as a result of bad leadership and brazen / seemingly undying corruption in the corridors of power

I have a primary school in Lungi. My students from class 1 to class 3 have a mandatory 1 hour computer software class daily. Catching them while they are young

Unfortunately people fail to understand that you can’t help everybody. Not Even in first world countries. Poor countries cannot model themselves on rich countries as well as poor households cannot model themselves on rich ones. The productive labor is not there in the continent of Africa. You need the masses of the people working in different segments of industry either by choice or force unfortunately. First any household or country has to have is productive activity in it’s sustenance areas ....food, water, clothing and shelter. Once a productive system is designed to meet these, then it can free other segments and people to be free from day to day toil and grow and build new ideas. Africa largely has a labor problem, people only want to work if they can buy stuff instead of investment in their children’s future. So that’s why you should look out for yourself self if you are still poor, get rich then go back and see what you can do. Not try to find solutions for the problems of the masses when you are still poor yourself. Because they ain’t gonna want to follow your lead, so do you!

The accent is so similar, i wouldn't even be able to tell that they're not Nigerians half the time🇳🇬. Ghanaian accent is much more distinct, I don't need to be awake sef😅

Youth employment in sierra Leone it is always difficult to achieve because, when resource are available to support youth that get the knowhow, those resources wil only penetrate to those youth with political influence falling to acknowledge those with creative innovations. In short, political interference in youth empowerment is a fundamental problem.which need to be address. Most youth that are having the opportunity to study abroad or even the local scholarship are either close relative to those in ruling government or who's parents are working with the ministry of education.

It a good that DW go to our country I lost my father in the 10 war sinless support my big brother and sister I thank God little education now I'm contactor also security in the Gambia even in my county i do security

Well....LIFE WITH NO PAROLE *IS* THE DEATH PENALTY AS KILLING OR MOLESTATION OF ANY SORT FOR THAT MATTER IS UNNATURAL BY EVERY MEASURE BE THERE LAW OR NO LAW. THIS IS NOT A LESSON THAT NEED BE LEARNED. ANY, *ANY* SOLDIER KNOWS THIS FROM THEIR BONES TO THEIR BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS! ONE LOVE, TRIBE, RACE & IT COMES IN EVERY SIZE, SHAPE, COLOR & EACH FROM START TO FINISH. 🌀

How can I get in touch with Josephine with regards to her work “Positive Noise”?

Getting pregnant at 16 and in school is not a good idea madame. One at a time please. How would you concentrate in school at 16 with a kid.? Bad move.

About what haja said it true, youths are suffering because of lack of money,and the rich children are abroad studying

Nice job. I remember commenting on 77 percent in 2020 to visit Sierra Leone.

Sierra leone is bleeding. Thank you DW for this program.

It’s a great discussion but I hope the president and its leaders will take considerations of those points mentioned.

Keeps interrupting them before they finish their thought.

I have the knowledge to electric energy now we have past the stage fo been relining on other counties for energy

An excellent discussion thanks to an outstanding interviewer!

Another excellent program.

What a great conversation!

Absolutely love this discussion.

During the Past Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma they set up a vibrant youth commission and a National Youth Farm but this Government came in and killed it.

Implementation is the biggest problems in all sectors

Impact takes a while really Dr.

Respect and love.may God bless Africa like how he blessed America.i am originally from Sierra Leone but i left there in April 2000.i only know Sierra Leone in 1990's during the war era

I like this platform, it's awesome and important to other people who think they are left out.

Congratulations guys very educative

This is very good and very important debate am seriously impressed by this young people. Now if we have a country like sierra Leone which as become independent since 1961 up to date which has never able to have 24 hours electric 💡 again think about the roads , what about health care. Again I was thinking during the 80s when they are promising bridge access to Lungai airport. Again I went to Dakar in Senegal I have spent almost a year I never experienced or see any street without electricity and why Sierra Leone my brothers and sisters what actually wrong here? If I may from Siaka Stevens into president Maada Bio. And why till now we don't have a system for all this things to be first priority for the county? We can wish, we can pray but same time we have to go out start something in other to achieve big for the present and coming generation. Love you all ❣️

Very excited and educative

Josephine, I disagree with you on the fact of the government not allowed girls with pregnancy to go to school. The APC government under the leadership of EBK allowed pregnancy girls to attend.