MENTHER LEGAL
THE ACCESS AXIS
T
he COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated a myriad of the challenges that South African’s face and more so the youth, due to historical and current psychosocial and socio-economic factors affecting majority of families in South Africa, in which these inequalities have a domino effect as each factor leads to the other. As the country applied restrictive measures to curb the spread of the virus, there were closures of schools, disruptions of income generating activities and essential services.
To deal with the COVID-19
pandemic, young South Africans need to be a visible part of the solution, and to actively contribute towards efforts to reduce the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact. We need to develop and promote awareness of national youth policies that promote access to services. The increase in youth population and more so in the rise of the youth’s voice needs us to look at proactive approaches in helping the youth to fully reach their potential and that goes hand in hand with accessibility. There is a growing need to
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