CAIRO - 5 November 2018: A session titled, "How do we build future leaders?" has taken off on the third day of the second edition of the World Youth Forum.
The second edition of the conference, which holds the theme “peace and development”, has more than 5,000 delegates and participants from many nationalities and backgrounds. The closing will take place on November 6, 2018.
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The session ended.
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Sisi left the session to go to another session.
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We will make one of the recommendations that we make this the 'City for African Youths,' as suggested during this session. I hope that the committee that puts down the recommendations, put this recommendation, said Sisi.
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"Egypt is interested in the experiences of the youths and its success," Sisi stated.
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"It is not just important to give student information, it is also important to build their characters," Sisi said.
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"I tell you Sarah, everything you say is in fact true and we are working towards this now," Sisi said.
Sisi also praised Zanaty for the system that he has built and what he has done.
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"In Egypt, we have started to move towards changing higher education," President Sisi said.
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Abushaar gave the example of when we are asked to give an opinion on a test and then we are told that this opinion is wrong. Then, when we ask, we are told that this is not the opinion they were looking for; we learnt to learn off by heart the answers.
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You look at countries where they have paid big amounts to build education and you look at countries that have largely neglected this, and you find that to develop and to move forward, people need to be educated and they need to be innovative, Abushaar explained.
The problem is that many education systems rely on memorisation and this keeps one very much inside the box, she said.
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"At the outset, I would like to thank you for what has been a truly great experience," Abushaar said.
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Sarah Abushaar, a Harvard Graduate, was asked about the role of education in building leaders.
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Educational expert Vukasin Grozdanovic then spoke about his expertise in the field and how to better education to build better leaders.
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Zanaty Style was launched in 2015 and it took the governmental award from there.
It is divided into three phases. The first one is when the student starts to build characteristics for his personality, like responsibility and leadership. The second phase is when groups of students share expertise and capitalise on information; different groups teach each other. The third phase is when students become productive: The student becomes the teacher. The student teaches a person who does not have access to a school or knows nothing at all about the topic, Zanaty explained.
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I am an Upper Egyptian man. I was influenced by three people: My dad, mum and older brother. When I moved to Egypt, I learnt that I have to adapt to those around me. I had to change to be able to continue there. I learnt Japanese and was able to get my PhD and also get the Best Researcher Award from my institute.
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I would first like to thank President Sisi for the great strides he made with Japan. It really made a difference for Egyptians living in Japan that he visited in 2016 and that he announced the Japanese programs, Zanaty said.
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Education specialist Hussien Zanaty, the founder of the Zanaty Style in Japan, which is a way that Zanaty started in Minya in Egypt and then exported to Japan, was then asked about the role of education in preparing leaders and influential personalities for leadership.
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"The main idea was to have the cornerstone of ways of dealing with problems, the idea of enjoying work, team work, not always putting yourself first, moving and working without having to show everyone that you are doing so, these are all things that we learnt form the program," Rayan explained.
"Thank you, President Sisi, for giving the youth the opportunity to learn how to change the world around us. Changing the world means not sleeping at all; we promise that we will do all that we can to change the world."
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"The Presidential Leadership Program (PLP) was a sound vision from a wise leadership that saw the need to prepare the youths for the future. The need to train them to be responsible for whatever comes their way, it does not have to be a position. What matters is what the individual does," Rayan explained.
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At the beginning Rayan welcomed all attendees and thanked President Sisi for the great opportunity.
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The next question from the moderator went to Eman Rayan, Governor's deputy and a graduate of the Presidential Leadership Program (PLP): Talk to us about goals and how to best achieve the, as well as how the government is able to stand by these goals and help one get to a place where they can influence change themselves.
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Developing the state is a way to develop the youths and prepare them for the future, Ndong explained.
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Senegal is working to develop the sphere for the youths and fix the challenges that they face. This is to build the way for the generations to come.
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Ndong explains that Senegal has recently made many leaps in development, including the development of irrigation, fisheries and building a green capital. All this and more, he explains, are live examples of Senegal following the developmental strategies that Africa has put forward.
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"I take this opportunity to reiterate the respects of the Senegalese President," said Ndong, "We thank you for holding this great, and much needed event."
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"Good morning all," Sisi said.
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President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrives at the session.
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It is important for the youth to find the resources they need to grow, Ndong explained.
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"I would like to convey the respects of the Senegalese President. I am here as a representative to him," Ndong stated.
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"I thank you all for understanding of the importance of the youths in our future," Ndong said.
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"Thank you Madame and His Excellency President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and ministers and ambassadors and all delegates from all over the world; it is a great source of happiness for me to be invited here for this great event. I thank you all for having me in the second edition of the World Youth Forum," Ndong said.
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When we start a session like this, we need to start with youth specialists. So, to you, Pape Gorgui Ndong, the Senegal Minister of Youth, Citizen Formation and Promotion of Volunteering Activity, I pose the question, Africa was and is still developing. What is the role that the youth play in this development?
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The moderator introduces the seven panelists.
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The moderator starts by giving a small speech. She poses the question: How can institutions, countries, governments, and NGOs give youths opportunities to reach their dreams. "There is nothing worse than have a dream that one cannot achieve," she said.
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