Many of African countries are seemed to prosperous due to
their health, economy, education, etc., but some of them aren’t because of
those same reasons. Countries like Tanzania and Malawi are falling down in the
ranks and are trying to improve. They have a low GDP and are overall poor. Are
countries like Tanzania poor because they are unemployed, discouraged, and/or
inactive?
The lower ranked countries in Africa have a poor economy
and a poor education. A lot of Africans are unemployed whether they live in
rural or urban places and educated or not educated. Statistics show that in
some countries, the urban youth unemployment rate was estimated to be more than
six times higher than the rate in rural areas. Why is that? This higher rate of
urban youth unemployment seems to be the result of the younger Africans migrating
from the countryside to towns in the hope of better opportunities. This
increases competition in the urban labor market.
Another big reason why Africans are
unemployed is because they had little to no education. Africa was very poor to
provide good schools, sources, and teachers to give students the appropriate
education. The young Africans who had no education are not only unemployed but are
discouraged also. Having no knowledge or experience in any skills discourages
them very much preventing them to even search for jobs. Even though some young Africans have a little
bit of education they are still very much unemployed. Statistics show in 2008
33% of men and 46% of women of university graduates are unemployed. As seen in the chart, there is a big chunk of
unemployed Africans.
Whether the young African
lives in a rural or urban city and is educated or not educated, the
unemployment is very high. African’s poor profile preventing them to get the
correct education and the immigrants fleeing to the urban areas are only some of
the reasons why they have such high unemployment rates. How can the government
fix this? When will the government fix this?
Source:http://www.africaneconomicoutlook.org/theme/youth_employment/youth-in-african-labour-markets/who-are-the-unemployed-discouraged-inactive-youth-in-africa/
I think the government can fix this by just paying a little attention to the unemployed. Obviously unemployment is not going to be fixed easy because of the lack of school, or what the schools are teaching, but if the government fixed up the school situation just a little bit it could bring out a lot of hope. You mentioned in this blog that the school system is not that wealthy, but they have a start. They at least have some teachers, supplies, and schools around Africa. Maybe the government could change what the schools are teaching. Teach them skills that will help them get a job right out of school. This will at least bring a lot of hope to the youth, showing them that they really could be successful and have a good life. It would help not only help the unemployed, but the government itself too. The people of Africa would be a lot more happy, and a lot less frustrated. That is what the government could do to help the unemployment issue.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Hannah. All the government has to do is pay attention to the unemployed. They seem to be sitting around letting it happen and doing nothing. They just need to fix the school situation, and the education will be enhanced. With a better education the children will begin to get jobs which will cause the unemployment rate to fall. Education is a huge part of this, but eventually it all leads back to the government.
DeleteI also agree with hannah. The government is seriously doing nothing to help these people out. But I don't understand why they just want to watch their own country slowly fall apart. The first step they need to take is bettering the education and that will already begin to benefit the country and its unemployment. All the government has to do is start by taking baby steps and eventually it will lead to a positive and major change for the country.
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