How is Injaz trying to be an answer or response to this problem of youth unemployment?
The youth need to understand what the private sector wants from them so that they can find meaningful employment there. And what we’re trying to tell the private sector is to send their staff members into schools to transfer their knowledge from the private sector directly into the classroom across public schools, across the region. Then there’s this bridging that can take place, so that schools and students at a young age can start to understand the demands of the private sector and what’s required of them, and can start working toward those skills that the private sector sees as necessary. The second point that’s important is the changing of the mindset. Students see role models walking into the classroom, successful employees of corporations or business owners, showcasing a model of success to these students, and also giving them an equation for success. What we’re trying to tell them, and what the private sector is trying to say, is that wealth creation is a simple equation. It’s c
