{"id":41533,"date":"2024-01-11T06:36:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini"},"modified":"2024-01-11T07:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:48:33","slug":"challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","title":{"rendered":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achieved compared to the rest of your peers. Life in Eswatini is a survival of who knows who, or who has connections. If you do not have connections, then you are just good for nothing, and your survival will be a result of your patience.<\/p>\n

Questions on education, poverty<\/b><\/p>\n

Honestly speaking, it is not easy to understand why one is educated, but still lives an impoverished life. Weren\u2019t we told that education was a key to success? If so, why are the educated youth in the country languishing in poverty?<\/p>\n

Why are they subjected to bad habits such as crime, prostitution and drug use, which they have picked up as a way of validating and distracting themselves and as a defence mechanism against the struggles they face?<\/p>\n

Optimism, faith<\/b><\/p>\n

As the youth, we are trying our level best to remain optimistic and have faith that things will get better. For most of us, it is our faith that keeps us going, as otherwise, we would be drowning in depression. It actually takes a higher level of faith to survive in the streets of unemployment. It takes an understanding of God\u2019s perfect will and time, which at the right time God will make it happen, as stated in Isaiah 60:22. Surviving in this country needs one to have a strong relationship with God, to be able to view things spiritually and understand the deeper things of God and Jeremiah 29:11 states: \u201cFor I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Purpose of hardships<\/b><\/p>\n

Many often question when God\u2019s time comes and why God allows us to go through hardships, but trust me, those hardships are necessary to prepare you for the greater blessings He has in store for you, and at times they are for you to be grateful for whatever He will bless you with, because you will know how it is to be without it. After all, the Word says, \u2018all things work together for good, for those who trust in the Lord\u2019.<\/p>\n

Encouragement, faith<\/b><\/p>\n

To everyone who is feeling depressed and thinks they are worthless for not achieving much in their lives, I want to encourage you to press on, do not give up on yourself, and do not give up your faith. Take whatever job that comes your way and wait upon God\u2019s promises. Never get tired of praying and be grateful for every little thing you achieve.<\/p>\n

Final encouragement<\/b><\/p>\n

Do not compare yourself with others because you are on a different journey. Never let anything or anyone make you think less of yourself because you are worth even much more than you think you are. Do not mind waiting upon the promises of God because nothing is impossible with him – Luke 1:37. Speak affirmations to yourself every day, work towards achieving your goals, and leave the rest to your Creator. At the end of it all, you will understand why you had to go through all the hardships that you went through; they are just stepping stones to an amazing future, channelling you to your rightful destiny.<\/p>\n

Source: TIMES<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achieved compared to the rest of your peers. Life in Eswatini is a survival of who knows who, or who has connections. If you do not have connections, then you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":41532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-41533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-files","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nCHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"621\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\"},\"wordCount\":571,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Eswatini\",\"Eswatini\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"files\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\",\"name\":\"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI - Eswatini\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":621,\"caption\":\"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\",\"name\":\"Eswatini\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI - Eswatini","description":"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI","og_description":"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","og_site_name":"Eswatini","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":621,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI","datePublished":"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini"},"wordCount":571,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Eswatini","Eswatini"],"articleSection":["all news","files"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini","name":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI - Eswatini","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-11T06:36:55+00:00","dateModified":"2024-01-11T07:48:33+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"The beginning of the year can be quite stressful. As you reflect on the past year, you may realise how little you achiev ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2024\/01\/sm_1704946613.890568.jpg","width":1000,"height":621,"caption":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/challenges-of-educated-youth-in-eswatini#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CHALLENGES OF EDUCATED YOUTH IN ESWATINI"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/","name":"Eswatini","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}