Geingos sounds alarm on youth inequality
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Former first lady Monica Geingos addressed international and local media during a visit to the #BeFree Youth Campus this week, warning that Namibia remains divided by “two economies,” with one prospering while 90% of citizens struggle to survive.
The delegation, which included editors and writers from Vanity Fair, Allure, The Cut, and Vogue, as well as local media outlets, toured the campus as part of a wider initiative to showcase Namibia’s diamond sector.
Geingos reflected on her upbringing in Oranjemund, a diamond town, noting that access to quality education gave her opportunities in the first economy. She stressed that thousands of young Namibians still fall through the gaps and that the diamond industry plays a key role in supporting youth and the nation’s economy, contributing nearly half of export earnings.
Losing this revenue without strong alternatives will deepen inequality and leave more young people behind, she warned.
- STAFF REPORTER
The delegation, which included editors and writers from Vanity Fair, Allure, The Cut, and Vogue, as well as local media outlets, toured the campus as part of a wider initiative to showcase Namibia’s diamond sector.
Geingos reflected on her upbringing in Oranjemund, a diamond town, noting that access to quality education gave her opportunities in the first economy. She stressed that thousands of young Namibians still fall through the gaps and that the diamond industry plays a key role in supporting youth and the nation’s economy, contributing nearly half of export earnings.
Losing this revenue without strong alternatives will deepen inequality and leave more young people behind, she warned.
- STAFF REPORTER
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