Inhlangano Yemahlahlandlela

I’ve been observing the escalating numbers of graduands and graduates in the local educational sector against the employment opportunities in the same, it’s a scaring reminder of how vulnerable the academically exploited Swazi students are. The expropriation of our resources in handy with the misuse of public coffers and restrictions or sabotage of the prominent business arena result in the hardworking but marginalized Swazis to constantly live under poverty frontier. This is discouraging and raising a hopeless society. For decades past, like a mocking bird, we’ve been singing a song of change which I presume will forever remain a fairytale and a lullaby. What hope is there to the student body for so much toiling under the extreme learning conditions🙎🏽🙎🏽🙎🏽? Ibuhlungu nayi intfo nayi🙁🙁🙁 you try to be ignorant but it’s inevitable.

Seating from afar and analyzing the situation that’s surrounding my people especially back at home, it’s all a clear indication that in overall, we have a sad and angry generation, irregardless of the gender. Not limited to this, let us all make sure that we pursue peace and harmony among ourselves. Try to be good to one another and always show love. It probably might quench or alleviate the current status crisis.

Heal my people, heal my motherland. From all the pain and sadness, please heal. The world is better with love and harmony 🙏🙏🙏

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STEVE BIKO’S 38TH ANNIVERSARY FOCUSES ON EDUCATION
Sep 23, 2015

The importance of education in uplifting society took centre stage during this year’s Steve Biko Lecture- a collaborative effort between the Steve Biko Foundation (SBF), DUT and Umtapo Centre.

This year’s lecture commemorated the 38th anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko; the father of the Black Consciousness Movement and one of South Africa’s most iconic struggle icons, as well as his beliefs on education.
The annual conference’s theme was Education for Liberation- Is it a myth or is there a possibility of realisation of this dream?
According to literature, Biko’s ideas encouraged selflessness, determination and a sense of invoking self-reliance among black people. Biko played a major role in the importance for informal and community through the emphasis he placed on the role played by consciousness and awareness-raising in his work as an activist.
This year’s keynote address was delivered by Professor Enver Motala, a researcher at the Nelson Mandela Institute for Rural Education and Development.
Prof Motala said education was a critical catalyst in uplifting society, adding that the challenges faced by the country’s education system need a united effort from every member of society. “We have to think about the kind of society we want; a society we need to struggle for and the framework of education which will drive us towards that society. Education and society are inseparable,” he said.
Reflecting on the cases he deals with in his role at the Nelson Mandela Institute for Rural Education and Development, he Prof Motala said the current school system was working against marginalised communities, also saying that ideas from communities that seek to improve education are being ignored.

source: https://www.dut.ac.za/steve-bikos-38th-anniversary-focuses-on-education/ #:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe%20have%20to%20think%20about,are%20inseparable%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.

5. URGE TEAM WORK.

No one is completely self-sufficient. We all need help sometimes to reach our goals. The most successful entrepreneurs outsource heavy workloads and team up with others whose opinions they value to stay on track and succeed. Your child also needs to learn how to play well with others in order to reach common goals.

One of the best ways to promote team work from an early age is to urge your kids to participate in sports. Sports can be a great classroom for entrepreneurial principles and values. You could also teach your kids cooperative games, this will teach them how to effectively work together with others. Football, for instance, has some good lessons for an entrepreneur. The team's captain learns about leadership from an early age. The team learns to accept not winning everytime and the importance of teamwork.

4. TEACH GOAL SETTING AND PLANNING

Goal setting and planning are an integral part to entrepreneurial success. These are positive habits that will come in handy when ingrained in your child’s psychic. The sooner your child learns how to plan, set realistic goals and follow laid down procedures to completion, the better.
Teach kids to set S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound) goals and accomplish those goals. Ask them to define and write down their top five goals or objectives. Studies show that written goals are over 80% more likely to be achieved.
Next ask them to consider carefully and write down five actions necessary to accomplish these goals. Encourage and support them throughout to reach their defined goals. This will enhance your child’s self-worth, self-drive and overall feeling of personal accomplishment.

3. ENCOURAGE AN ATTITUDE OF EXPLORATION AND INQUISITIVENESS

In addition to urging your kids to explore their environment, urge them to develop an inquisitive mind and constantly ask questions. Don’t let them get too comfortable with the same solutions for problems. They should study a lot of things and be open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay Inc., agrees that exploration and inquiry are crucial lessons. “Our kids seem to thrive in situations that engage their curiosity and allow them to explore and discover the world around them on their own terms,” Mr. Omidyar says.
In his own childhood, Omidyar was immersed in both Persian and French culture thanks to his parents’ backgrounds. “Being exposed to and learning about these cultures taught me early on that there are different ways to think about any single situation, and that you don’t always have to do things the way they’ve always been done,” he says.
Let your kids walk around their community and engage with people from all walks of life within obvious considerations and safety precautions. You never know what opportunities they might find out there.

2. INFORM A KEEN SENSE OF OBSERVATION AND SELF-DRIVE

Help your kids recognize that the world around them is full of business opportunities, and finding them just requires some careful observation, self-drive and creativity. They really don’t have to be employed. So the next time your children ask for money to buy a favorite gadget, ask them to look around and brainstorm ways to create the money through entrepreneurship.

Cameron Herold, in his inspiring TedTalk about how he was raised as an entrepreneur as a child, and does the same for his children, reveals he tells his kids to find things that need to be done around the house and tell him. After which, they negotiate how much doing that chore should cost.

You can also encourage entrepreneurship by asking your kids to start small projects like selling snacks in the neighbourhood or selling their old toys online through apps like Tisitano. That will teach them how to fix prices, market well, spot scammers etc., which will bring your kids in the fray of the real world.

Inhlangano Yemahlahlandlela believes entrepreneurship is a basic life skill that needs to be capacitated from an early age. Entrepreneurship turns children into leaders. It transforms them into employers rather than employees and helps them create successful, independent lives through purposeful enterprise. It gives children viable options to earn a decent living in a crowded world.

There are crucial attributes every entrepreneur needs to succeed, and it is every parent or guardian's responsibility to help their kids develop them. We will be sharing on this page ten ways you can help your kids develop some of these attributes.

1. INCULCATE FINANCIAL LITERACY FROM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

Financial literacy is something that all children need to have today. Unfortunately, schools often don’t give enough attention to this area in your child’s education. Don’t leave this area to chance. Teach your kids about money from an early age to give them a solid grounding in finance.
Educate your children about saving and investing and show them how money can be used to make more money. If you see them throwing away coins, tell them to pick them up. Kids need to understand that every coin counts. When discussing with your partner or with yourself about how to spend your money, how much to save for a particular thing, say vacation, and things like that, let your kids in on it.
For example, ask your kids for advice on what you should save for. Giving them this level of trust and responsibility helps them develop good money sense and nurtures their entrepreneurial mind.

Each Should Be Educated According to His Needs and Deserts

"Among other teachings and principles Bahá'u'lláh counsels the education of all members of society. No individual should be denied or deprived of intellectual training although each should receive according to capacity. None must be left in the grades of ignorance, for ignorance is a defect in the human world. All mankind must be given a knowledge of science and philosophy; that is, as much as may be deemed necessary. All cannot be scientists or philosophers but each should be educated according to his needs and deserts."

(Abdu'l-Bahá: The Promulgation of Universal Peace, 1982 ed., p. 108)