{"id":1118,"date":"2025-09-24T00:13:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2025-09-24T00:13:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T00:13:29","slug":"cnrg-trains-youths-in-digital-advocacy-for-resource-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/09\/24\/cnrg-trains-youths-in-digital-advocacy-for-resource-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"CNRG Trains Youths in Digital Advocacy for Resource Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MUTARE<\/strong> \u2013 The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) on Monday held a Youth Digital Dialogue workshop in Mutare aimed at equipping young people with digital skills to engage on issues of natural resource governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CNRG Executive Director Farai Maguw<\/em>u<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In his opening remarks, CNRG Executive Director Farai Maguwu urged youths to use digital platforms to speak out against exploitation and environmental degradation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYouths must occupy their space and be vocal in protecting their resources,\u201d said Maguwu. \u201cWhen I raised the issue of illegal mining at Christmas Pass, I used a tweet that reached thousands of people. That is the power of digital platforms, and I encourage young people to use them effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CNRG Communications and Advocacy Officer Donald Nyarota said the training was part of a broader project being implemented in Manicaland, Hwange, Bikita, and Masvingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday we are engaging youths in Manicaland, empowering them with digital skills to engage on natural resource governance,\u201d said Nyarota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis project, called Enhancing Advocacy and Capacity Building for CBOs and CSOs, is aimed at ensuring that young people can speak on issues affecting their communities such as gold mining in Penhalonga and diamond mining in Marange.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that youth were a critical demographic in driving sustainable change.
\u201cYouths are not just leaders for tomorrow. They are the current generation,\u201d said Nyarota. \u201cWhen empowered, they will influence policymakers and ensure community voices are heard. We want them to speak on issues like environmental degradation and lack of rehabilitation after mining activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training also covered content creation, digital security, fact-checking, and engaging policymakers. Nyarota stressed the importance of equipping youths to navigate misinformation, disinformation and use online spaces responsibly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants welcomed the initiative, describing it as a turning point in youth involvement in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would like to express our sincere appreciation to CNRG for facilitating such an insightful training,\u201d said Tanaka Tekeshe of Manica Youth Assembly. \u201cAs young people, we now have a deeper understanding of the power we hold when we use digital spaces responsibly and effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another participant, Solomon Mandirasa, a youth developer from Mutasa District, said: \u201cTrue investment uplifts people, creates decent jobs, protects the environment and respects human dignity. What we are seeing as youth is the opposite \u2013 modern-day colonization under the cover of development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop was part of CNRG\u2019s ongoing advocacy to empower marginalized groups, especially youths and women, in line with the government\u2019s development blueprint, the National Development Strategy 1 and 2.
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