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YOU(TH) FOR YOU(TH)

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The right to basic education is enshrined in South Africa’s Constitution. This means that every single person in this country, no matter your background, has a right to go to school. 

But it should not only be about the right to go to school, but the right to quality education in a safe environment. Unfortunately this is not the reality for every child in South Africa. The country’s education system is still broken and unequal.

This Youth Month (June 2022), this is what Amnesty International South Africa (AISA) highlighted. The government continues to speak about the youth participating in the economy, but before this can happen it needs to focus on fixing the education system. It is our country’s poor education system that largely contributes to the increase in youth unemployment numbers.

If the government wants young people to participate in the economy, quality education is one of the most powerful ways to do so and to give our children a bright future. You can read AISA’s full Youth Day statement here. 

In this edition of YOU(th) for YOU(th) we explore this theme. We ask our activists what they think the key drivers of youth unemployment are, and what they think the solution is. We also want to know what you think, so leave us your thoughts on the message board. 

Also read about the youth parade AISA took part in, in Pretoria, calling on the government to urgently address issues affecting young people, some of the biggest being education and youth unemployment.

The fight for quality education and a bright future for all is a continuous one. We cannot let our guard down and we need to continue to put pressure on the government to ensure that this right is fulfilled. Let us not be afraid to speak out.

We hope you enjoy this edition of Amnesty International South Africa’s youth newsletter and we look forward to engaging with you.

If you have ideas of what you would like to read about, please send us an email with your suggestions to youth@amnesty.org.za. 

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YOUTH DAY PARADE

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Amnesty International South Africa (AISA) collaborated with the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) and other civil society organisations to commemorate Youth Day on 16 June, and call for the government of South Africa to address the issues facing young people today.

About 50 AISA activists joined in the demonstration held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, to call for change. 

The AKF handed over a memorandum to the presidency, which highlighted the need for government to urgently and conclusively:

• Combat youth unemployment, gender-based violence, climate change, and crime;
• Put an end to all forms of racism, discrimination, and corruption;
• Create sustainable and meaningful job opportunities and safe environments for learning and development;
• Provide free and quality education, healthcare, and service delivery.

AISA used the opportunity to call on young people to take action on the state of education in South Africa as well as on the need for the State to do more in dealing with gender-based violence in the country. About 250 young people took action on the day and many others continue to do so online. 

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YOUTH VOICES

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We asked our youth activists what they think are the key drivers of youth unemployment in South Africa and what are the possible solutions?

Check out what they had to say.

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SAMSON MABUZA

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NKULULEKO NOBATHANA

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BRA SOSTY MOLUBI

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LUNAM MGCWABA

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TSHOLOFELO MONGALE

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LINDELANI LETHABO

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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

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The lack of access to quality education for all young people in South Africa

Tell us what you think are key drivers of youth unemployment in South Africa and what you think are the solutions?

RIGHT TO QUALITY EDUCATION

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The Department of Basic Education (DBE) issued draft amendments to the Regulations Relating to the Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure. These regulations  outline the minimum standards of what school infrastructure should include and look like. 

The proposed amendments are as follows:

• The removal of deadlines, including for the eradication of all illegal pit toilets. The deadlines are what we use to hold the DBE accountable.
• The removal of what information progress reports must include. This will make it difficult to hold provincial departments accountable.

Amnesty International South Africa came out in support of other organisations such as Equal Education this month, to express outrage at the proposed new changes to the school infrastructure law by the department.

We believe that the changes will negatively affect efforts aimed at ensuring that every child has access to quality education and learns in a safe environment.

In 2020 and 2021 AISA released two reports on the state of Basic Education in South Africa. The reports titled South Africa: Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of COVID-19 on a broken and unequal education system and Broken and Unequal: The state of education in South Africa highlighted stark inequalities in the education system, exposing how the infrastructure of many schools that serve poorer communities do not meet the government’s own “Minimum Norms and Standards” for educational facilities.

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Amnesty International South Africa in partnership with Equal Education and other civil society organisations will be holding a demonstration outside the DBE.

Date: Friday, 8 July 2022
Venue: 222 Struben Road, Pretoria
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm

Activists will demand that the DBE ensures that any changes made do not hinder access to quality education for any child in South Africa.
Register to attend the demonstration.

Transport will be provided for members based in Johannesburg or Pretoria.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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LESEDI

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Want to read more about what Amnesty International South Africa has been doing?

Click on the image below to check out our quarterly newsletter Lesedi – Lighting the Way to Justice.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Are you interested in gaining volunteer experience and spending a couple of hours at the Amnesty International South Africa office to assist with reviewing and verifying data? Let us know when you’d be available and what time suits you best at the following link.

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YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES

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THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME SURVEY

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched an online survey as part of a consultative process that will inform and support the organisation in identifying gaps and establishing plans for implementing the joint commitment and further integrating the right to a healthy environment of children, youth, and future generations in its work.

The youth, are invited to provide their input by 15 July.

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GERMAN BUNDESTAG SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

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The German Bundestag invites highly motivated graduates from South Africa, Namibia and Botswana to take part in a scholarship programme in Berlin in January 2023.

During an intensive four-week programme, eight participants have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the German parliamentary system and political decision making process.

Deadline for applications is 30 September 2022.

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CANON COLLINS SOL PLAATJE SCHOLARSHIPS

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Canon Collins Trust in partnership with Sol Plaatje Educational Project invite applications for the postgraduate study in South Africa 2023. The scholarship will provide funding for up to a maximum of two years for Masters and three years for PhD. Continued funding depends upon satisfactory progress and academic reports.

In 2023, it will be making awards only to those studying in three areas:

1. Justice, which includes Climate Justice, Law, Economics and Politics
2. Education policy and practice
3. Humanities, which includes Literature, History, Anthropology and the Arts

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TAKE ACTION

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GET RID OF THE STINK! ERADICATE PIT TOILETS IN OUR SCHOOLS NOW!

Quality education is one of the most powerful ways to give our children a bright future.  

But over a million pupils and teachers are affected by poor sanitation in our schools. 

The use of pit toilets not only violates the right to basic sanitation, and access to quality education but also the right to health, dignity and threatens the right to life.

Take action and demand the Department of Basic Education: 

• Immediately provides a clear plan to eradicate pit toilets in 5167 schools across South Africa  
• Provides reliable data and regular updates regarding the number of schools with pit toilets across South Africa   
• Eradication of all pit toilets in schools by the end of February 2023 

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