The Future is Bright

It is well known that they are large benefits arising from collaboration amongst tertiary education institutes around the world. But most of African colleges and universities are far lagging behind, mainly because of poor internet connectivity in different parts of the continent:

Paying more for internet access than just about anywhere else in the world doesn’t help the continent’s struggling education and economies.

The good news is that, very soon African education institutions are going to be among the first beneficiaries of high speed connectivity brought by fiber optic cables.

The broadband, which landed in East Africa last month of June 2009, is supposed to be operational by October.

With the usage of new fiber optic connectivity, in lieu of satellite, experts predict that telecommunications costs could go down by 60 percent as the cost of bandwidth will significantly drop.

The education sector is among those to benefit from this development because high speed data solutions are expected with the increased bandwidth.

The World of Opportunities for Changemakers

With the globalization and communication facility brought by internet, today it’s easier than ever for every young woman and man across the world to take chances of opportunities available out there.

On top of scholarships available on internet, various organizations have the Young Professionals Programs to integrate the freshly graduates from all countries.

The Young Professionals Program is a starting point for an exciting career in those international organizations.

The programs are designed to attract outstanding young and motivated individuals from around the world, who have demonstrated a commitment to development, supported by academic success, professional achievement and potential for leadership.

Those organizations are like the African Development Bank, the UNICEF, the World Bank (receiving the applications until 15 July 2009) and many others.

Besides, there are also other platforms, like the Young Professionals Forum (South Africa) which provides young professionals with skills, contacts and opportunities to help them succeed by using internet and social networks sites like Facebook.

These opportunities and many others are not only future jobs for the youth but they also bring together young women and men from different parts of the world, help them to exchange ideas, cultures and dreams, hence the chance to gain more understanding, which they need to bring a new world order.

No wonder why these young women and men are confident to be the Changemakers of our world: