Media Release: Influential South African Youth Speaker, Siya Mapoko to Address the SADC Youth Forum 2010
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The SADC Youth Forum announced that influential South African youth leader Siya Mapoko will address and close their 2010 forum in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mapoko is the founder of several organizations, including Mapoko Research International, and has authored books on entrepreneurship. The forum's theme is "Youth Empowerment: Striving for Responsibility and Sustainability." Fungai Alexander Mapondera, founder of the organization behind the SADC Youth Forum, said Mapoko's participation is timely as SADC youths seek to position themselves as contributors to sustainable economic development. Mapoko expressed his honor to participate in the forum's efforts to advocate for sustainable youth development strategies across Southern Africa.
Media Release: Influential South African Youth Speaker, Siya Mapoko to Address the SADC Youth Forum 2010
- 1. NEWS RELEASE Friday, July 23, 2010 Contact Harare: International Contact: Miss Chipo Mataure Fungai Alexander Mapondera Cell: +263 912 402 617 Cell: +41 797 400 345 Email: c.mataure@sadc-youthforum.org Email: f.mapondera@sadc-youthforum.org Influential South African Youth Speaker, Siya Mapoko to Address the SADC Youth Forum 2010 HARARE--- SADC Youth Forum today announces the participation by influential and renowned South African youth, Siya Mapoko, founder of amongst other organizations, the Mapoko Research International (MRI) and author of Conversations with JSE Altx Entrepreneurs. Siya will be addressing and closing the forum as a guest of honor, which will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe at the Meikles Hotel on the 16th December under the theme, Youth Empowerment: Striving for Responsibility and Sustainability. In line with the SADC Youth Forums endeavors to set a platform that truly caters for the youths aspirations in attaining knowledge and direction towards responsible and sustainable solutions in self development, Fungai Alexander Mapondera, the Founder and Executive Chair of Contemporary Indigenous Youth Development (CIYDA), the organization behind the SADC Youth Forum 2010 said, On behalf of my team and conference partners I welcome the participation of Siya Mapoko. His participation couldnt have come at a more appropriate time as SADC youths grapple with trying to position themselves in society as contributors towards sustainable economic development today. Siya expressed his delight in being part to CIYDA and the SADC Youth Forums endeavors at a regional level by saying, I would like to congratulate those involved in working towards the realization of the SADC Youth Forum 2010 and it is an honor to participate at the SADC Youth Forum 2010. About SADC Youth Forum (www.sadc-youthforum.org) The SADC Youth Forum is a Non-Profit Organization whose platform is to bring together youths from across the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) in advocating for and developing sustainable youth development strategies and initiatives. The SADC Youth Forum is driven by youth organizations and individuals from the member states. The SADC Youth Forum with its consensus based principles, embraces the diversity of youths and youth development entities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region but also focuses on the common principles of unity and innovation in search of a common goal for youth development across the region. ###