By Cedric Nkungula
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera says healthy and well nurtured youths are the engine for social and economic development growth.
Chakwera made the remarks on Tuesday 25th July 2023 at Kamuzu International Airport before leaving for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he is set to attend Africa Heads of State Summit on Human Capital.
Speaking to the media before departure, the Malawi leader said Malawi can not achieve the vision Malawi 2063 Agenda as well as SDG’s 2030 if youths are left behind.
“Our vision is youth centred and so the young people will need to be educated to stay healthy and to have innovative minds that are capable of creating that future,” he said.
The World Bank supported meeting will be held on Wednesday, 26th July, 2023.
A statement from the ministry says during the deliberations, President Chakwera will address the summit to promote Malawi’s interests in health, labour, youth empowerment, education and early childhood development for the achievement of Agenda 2063 of the African Union.
“Their excellencies the president and the first lady are expected to return home on Thursday 27th July 2023 at 7 : 30 hrs,” reads part of the statement.
The theme for the summit meeting is ‘investing in people for building a high productivity, inclusiveness, resilient economy.’
