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Introduction
Somalia is one of the Africa’s poorest nations characterize by civil wars since collapse of its government. Most of these armed wars involve the youths since they argue that they are:
Marginalized
Neglected in unjust social order.
Denied leadership positions
Often associated with all manners of evils
And often regarded as hard to understand ("Youth and Society in the Developing World | Study at King’s | King’s College London," n.d.)
The scope of youth agency and civil wars in Somalia
The scope of civil wars and engagement of youth in such wars is viewed form various angles such as
Fight for the natural resources
Struggle for leadership positions
Colonial legacy
Repressions by the military regimes
Politicized clan identities
Factors leading to joining armed wars such as Al-Shabaab
Some of the factors that lure youths into civil wars and armed fighting in Somali land.
Lack of employment
Poverty(Banning-Lover, 2017)
Child abuse like rapes cases
Low self esteem and
Peer influence
Poor government regulations
Limits of the youth agency in Somalia
Some of the most evident limits of the yout agency in Somalia include
Lack of adequate resources
Intervention by other state militaries like Kenya and Uganda and AU forces
Increased international response in terror attacks
Making Somali youths a great asset
Youths can be a great asset to the republic of Somalia if various factors are considered such as:
Stopping seeing them as a homogenous group
Giving the opportunity to utilize their talents
Creation of more economic opportunities
Sharing their knowledge and experiences
Getting rid of youth side effects
conclusion
In conclusion, youths in Somalia are faced with multiple challenges and should be given greater attention y all members of the society. Youths potential will remain to be underutilized if there will be no right infrastructure and platforms to make use of their talents.it is therefore critical for youths to be given orpptunities in leadership, to share their challenges and to explore their talent s that they remain to be a blessing to the societies and to the economies.
References
Banning-Lover, R. (2017, October 6). Youth in development: 'We're tired of being the topic, not the leaders'. the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/aug/17/youth-in-development-were-tired-of-being-the-topic-of-the-discussion-not-the-leaders-of-it
National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2019, July 22). Commonly Abused Drugs Charts. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |. https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts
Youth and Society in the Developing World | Study at King’s | King’s College London. (n.d.). King's College London. https:// www.kcl.ac.uk/study/courses-data/modules/7/Youth-and-Society-in-the-Developing-World-7YYFP034
