Challenges to social policies: A critical analysis of youth intervention programmes in Botswana

Young people are an important human resource and Botswana is no exception. The critical challenge facing Botswana is to raise the rate of economic growth to levels incorporating broad based improvement in the standards of living and well-being of youth. The country faces high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality which have hit the youth group so hard. Significant pockets of poverty remain, especially in rural areas. The living conditions of the vast majority of Botswana are deteriorating rapidly. Unemployment has remained persistent at nearly 40% and HIV and AIDS pandemic have further exacerbated the situation (Statistics Botswana, 2015). The country has come up with many poverty reduction policies since independence, most of which have little success. Despite economic progress, poverty remains widespread. Therefore the objective of this paper is to examine challenges facing social development policies and youth intervention programmes in Botswana with a view to propose long lasting solutions. It will highlight the need to reassess past and current approaches to social development policies and youth intervention programmes with the view to develop more effective, relevant and sustainable interventions. 

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Diraditsile, K. (2018). Challenges to social policies: A critical analysis of youth intervention programmes in Botswana. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-youth-intervention-programmes-in-botswana

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Diraditsile, Kabo "Challenges to social policies: A critical analysis of youth intervention programmes in Botswana" Afribary. Afribary, 05 Nov. 2018, https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-youth-intervention-programmes-in-botswana. Accessed 02 Nov. 2024.

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Diraditsile, Kabo . "Challenges to social policies: A critical analysis of youth intervention programmes in Botswana". Afribary, Afribary, 05 Nov. 2018. Web. 02 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-youth-intervention-programmes-in-botswana >.

Chicago

Diraditsile, Kabo . "Challenges to social policies: A critical analysis of youth intervention programmes in Botswana" Afribary (2018). Accessed November 02, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-youth-intervention-programmes-in-botswana

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By: Kabo Diraditsile Field: Sociology Type: Article/Essay 9 PAGES (6597 WORDS) (pdf)