Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy (Yard) is expanding its recruitment campaign to schools, while also seeking to foster strong ties with South Africa’s militant Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
Founder, Temba Mliswa said Yard would soon roll out a number of programmes in partnership with EFF, including the recruitment of secondary school-going children.
“We have a student command, which will be at secondary schools targeting O and A Level students,” he said.
Yard national commander for external affairs, Tariro Daphne Senderayi has since written to EFF seeking ways to facilitate the creation of a vibrant independent students’ body.
Mliswa said it would be prudent to politically drill the cluster of school going children to encourage more people to vote during elections.
He said less than half of registered voters cast ballots on election day.
The former Hurungwe West MP said his organisation was making inroads in both rural and urban areas and their focus on schools was expected to bring desired results.
- News Day
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