Mozambique: 15 awarded Young Creative Prize

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Mozambique: 15 awarded Young Creative Prize

2:48 CAT | 15 Aug 2022

Photo: Governo Distrito Marracuene

Marracuene district, in Maputo province, was the location chosen for the VIII National Young Creative Awards 2022 Gala.

The event brought together more than 150 young national finalists of the contest, having already passed through the district and provincial stages.

In all, 15 young people were awarded in the categories of entrepreneurship, technological innovation and artistic creation, each receiving a prize of 130,000 meticais, a laptop, a mobile phone, a tablet and a certificate of recognition.
Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane emphasised the importance of the event.

“The holding of the 8th National Gala of the Young Creative Award is the culmination of similar events held in recent weeks at the level of the districts and provinces of our country. The Government, by instituting the ‘Young Creative Award’, has as its main objective to encourage and stimulate the emergence of talents among young Mozambicans and, in this way, establish a platform for the inclusion and involvement of our youth in the country’s development process.

“The ‘Young Creative Award’ is a platform where solutions led by young people converge. It represents another window of opportunity, where young people can show their potential in terms of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship,” the prime minister said.

Maleiane advised the young Mozambicans to choose appropriate jobs.

“We have so many talented people in this country, there is a lot of creativity. Perhaps many do not realise that we are not here in the Indian Ocean by chance. We have everything to make it right. Young people should be able to do anything, even if they find it difficult. As long as it gives them an income and is socially acceptable, don’t give up,” he advised.

Maleiane also encouraged young people to participate more in the contest in greater numbers.

“By investing in technological innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, you are playing your part in the process of growth and development in Mozambique in a remarkable, tangible and visible way, as well as contributing to the improvement of the lives of the communities where each of you is located. inserted. In order to continue to build an increasingly prosperous Mozambique together, it is crucial that the more than 11 million young Mozambicans embrace the ‘Prémio Jovem Criativo’ program promoted by the Secretary of State for Youth and Employment, whose implementation is ensured by the National Institute for Youth,” he concluded.

Four thousand young people from all over the country participated in the contest.

Source: O País