Economy/Fiscal Governance: Youth have a say

The issue was at the center of the 3rd conference-debate organized by the African Regional Center for Endogenous and Community Development (CRADEC) on February 16 in Yaoundé. 

Exchanges between participants from various backgrounds: academia, private sector, youth administration, employment, economy and finance, CTDs (Decentralized Territorial Communities), revolved around the theme: « Place and role of youth in governancebudget in Cameroon in a context of employment crisis”. For Jean Mballa Mballa, director of Cradec, the theme thus chosen is in line with the national plan as defined by the government authorities. “For us, it is about calling on young people to get them involved in budgetary governance. This means that no activity can be carried out if it is not within the framework of the finance law voted by the government”, he specifies.

In this sense, the director of Cradec explains that there is a link between youth employment and the national policy of employment or work inscribed in government policy through successive finance laws. For him, young people must take themselves in hand and are led to question the budgetary policy that is put in place, because it should integrate their needs.

Speaking for the occasion, Dave Mamenene, Deputy Secretary General of the National Youth Council in Cameroon (CNJC), indicates that this body, which is the umbrella platform for youth organizations in Cameroon, is involved at several levels in supporting young people. . More, he specifies, in the development of public budgetary policies.

Alongside this support from the public authorities, young people are also called upon to take charge of themselves. More and more of them are integrating the world of entrepreneurship, such as the young Panny Djeukoua, promoter of a platform that promotes information about young people in terms of competitions, job opportunities and scholarships. . He thus confides, with regard to competitions in Cameroon, that “we inform young people on a daily basis of job opportunities. For this, we contact companies in order to have the job offers that we offer on our platforms”.

Examples and many more that prove that young people are gradually coming to grips with the issues and challenges of fiscal governance in the context of the jobs crisis.

Merveille Tadesue, Correspondante pour le Centre