In an era of stock investments, digital currencies, unemployment and financial security, the conversation about the future of the Youth Worker has become more important than ever.
Youth Workers mostly volunteer to help mentor and develop the skill of other young people with little to no financial remuneration. This makes the future of the Youth Worker precarious.
At the Global Youth Workers Conference held at Adabraka in Accra, delegates and stakeholders explored ways to secure the future of Youth Workers, where they can follow their passion helping others, while exploring possible opportunities along the Youth Work value chain.
Some of the delegates suggested that registered and recognized youth organizations should be licensed to train people interested in learning about Youth Work.
One Mr. David Dapaah Darko of Youth Arise Organization argued that accreditation challenges can prevent youth organization from being involved in training people. He further suggested that the education sector on the African continent should create a curriculum on Youth Work and employ qualified Youth Workers to teach these courses.
Youth Workers in some parts of Africa are beaconing leaders and policy makers to their uncertain future and are waiting on governments and willing partners across the continent and beyond to implement favorable policies that will grant Youth Workers financial security. So that they would not end up in the situations they are sacrificing their resources to save other young people from.