Ashoka tasks youths to become change makers

This article originally appeared on The Guardian Nigeria

An organisation, Ashoka Africa, has urged youths to shun social vices and become changemakers in society.

The Co-President, Youth Years Leader, Ashoka Africa, Okey Uzoechina, gave this charge at the third cohort of Ashoka Young Changemaker (AYC) programme and celebration of the just concluded Changemaker Teachers Activation (CTEACH) programme. The AYC programme curates a network of young leaders under 21 years who exemplify inspirational leadership within their communities.

Uzoechina said: “The thing about change making and the thing about transforming society is that transformation and change starts at the most basic level. They have to get down to the most basic. And the most basic level of change is changing the mind, shifting the mindset.