PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FACING THE YOUTH

.Lack of parenting in a world of rapid social changes
.Lack and limited basic education
.Lack of skills training
.Unemployment
.Lack of youth friendly social services including health care services
.Vulnerability to STI|HIV|AIDS
.Drug abuse
.Conflicts of interests between adults and youth(widening generation gap)
.Erosion and decay of African traditional cultures,customs,norms and values and dynamics of
 modernization,globalization and foreign cultures
.Mistrust of adults and elders
.Non involvement of the youth in leadership and decision making
.Sexual abuse and exploitation
.Paying attention to youth  peer pressures
.Crimes
.Early and unwanted pregnancies
.Forced marriages
harmful traditional practices eg FGM
.Abuse of their human rights
.Violence against the youth
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