Transform Liberia Youth Initiative presents the its first National Youth Camp. The essence of this camp is to bring youths from across the nation to brain storm on issues that will help make our nation a great one in sustaining peace and development. The theme of this conference is "Breeding ideas for sustainable peace and development ". This camp is slated for July 31-August 5, 2017. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Biggest Conference to hit the Nation.

Everyday for itself I guess. Yesterday was strictly an indoor affair but then in as much as some days just seem stressful without you doing anything (please I hope someone can relate, its not just laziness. Its more than it). Well that was how my yesterday was like and the fact that I get to stay indoors doesn't mean my interactions are not kicking of with people.

Here's a question: Have you ever felt that as humans, we spend money on school and not on education?( that struck me when I heard it too) because I started doing the analysis in my head. We come to school to learn, to network and make connections basically that would have been all but then we also come to school to fulfil all righteousness. Then you ask how( I'll gladly tell you). Who says that if you don't go to school, you can be termed an illiterate or if you don't finish school, you can be called a drop out or if you fail your exams you can be called dumb.

Well the answer is not far-fetched, society did all of that. The schooling system is quite boring you know. Everyday you face almost the same routine, go to class and come back. The next semester or session, a new timetable is fixed with the same routine. Boredom, becomes inevitable and it seems like your environment is chocking you internally. Creeping thoughts starts growing inside.

You start wondering how drop outs make it big time and get to the top because the major aim of schooling these days is just to get a degree so that one can be employable in the labor market. Funny how with your degree and certificate, you might still be jobless for a good number of years If you don't harness your creative abilities to be an entrepreneur or make a name for yourself with your talent, craft or passion.

Talking about creativity, does the school system not kill that part of us? You find people willing to succeed and be creative, people that want to be managers of other people, who want to pursue their dreams and passion. Chase arts and aesthetics rather than become doctors , lawyers, accountants or engineers but they do not know how to because they have to read coupled with other challenges of the school system and in reality not everyone knows how to strike a balance between things.

The truth is, we need diversification of course variety, coupled with mindset re-orientation. We need to set the definition for our schooling system and make education a training for creativity and not just merely a test of acquired knowledge. Then and only then can society see a revolution intellectuals. Just for the time being, we can do nothing than to do follow the tenets society has already set. We can only keep pushing on and pressing harder (please I didn't say drop out if your tired of schooling). I'm tired too but then we all have to live with the many contradictions of society. We'll be fine in the end

Africa!!! 
Hatred,  pains and envy. 
Our ego makes these things invade. 
Beautifully made but we smoke our potentials away. 
If it can't be me then it can't be you, we likes it that way. 
We've killed our tradition and uprooted our roots.
Repeatedly tell lies that have now become our truth. 
But i know Africa,  you will surely rise. 
There will come a day when you will put the differences aside and wipe one another eyes. 
My cry will be your cry,  when you rise I'll rise.
Together will both will walk and see the light at the end of that tunnel. 
Africaaaaaa, we shall rise.

Your way to success is determined by the way you use your time.
~Mc-Arthur Charles Mantein

If death had informed Liberians about its plan to visit the country to claim one of its talented acts, some people - both young and old would have volunteered their lives in place of this special one.

 

Quincy B

The sombre mood of bereavement in the nooks and crannies of Liberia may never be lightened up even if the Federal Government embarks on a money-sharing jamboree amongst all its citizens.

This might confirm the saying that "money can never buy happiness". Late recording artist, Quincy L. Burrowes commonly known as Quincy B, 23 who died in a fatal road accident on Friday night - the 3rd of March, 2017 gave massive succor to the people through music.  He offered the ears and minds a rare blend of value and treasure which financial strength couldn't beat or match up with.

In a country where 64 percent of the population live below the poverty line, of whom 1.3 million out of 4.294 million people live in extreme poverty with poorly developed social safety nets, 41% of people affected with food insecurity and high rate of chronic malnutrition according to the World Food Programme;  Quincy B provided a therapeutic feeling bigger than entertainment. His sonorous voice and deep lyrics healed people and rehabilitated others.

Quincy B was widely loved by both the young and old folks. His music was like an eraser to the hurting scars of the first and second civil wars in Liberia between 1989 - 1997 and 1999 - 2003 respectively.

TORI NEWS monitored the Liberian media space in coverage of Quincy B's funeral rites and the magnitude of national or even continental attention the event attracted could be likened to the death of the President of the African country.

With evergreen hit songs like 'Put Liberia First', 'We Don't Talk Anymore', 'My Dream' featuring Scientific, 'Tumba Tumba' and his latest single titled 'I Pledge', Quincy B make his breakthrough in the music industry since his emergence in 2013 and so much consistency has kept his enviable career afloat.

Reports revealed that Quincy was from a very humble home and he had just built a house for his parents before his shocking demise. Quincy's parents fled Liberia to Ghana during the civil war. The young lad schooled in Ghana up to the university level where he reportedly studied Music Education in preparation for his destiny and later returned with his family to Liberia in 2012 during which he ignited his musical career of rapid success.

Late Quincy B and his parents

Quincy B might have left Liberians untimely for the celestial world but going by the belief of 'life after death' he could be in a better place with the likes of talented acts across the world like Christopher George Latore Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G, 'Tupac' Amaru Shakur, Aaliyah Dana Haughton, Michael Jackson, Da Grin and a host of others whose death reverberated across the world like the imagined sound of rapture trumpet.

Nigeria lost Da Grin, - Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun  one of the pioneers of indigenous rap music (Yoruba rap) on the 22nd of April, 2010. The young lad who was alleged to be 22 almost like Quincy B drove into a stationary truck under the influence of alcohol and later died in the hospital after slipping into coma

Wake up world!!! 
I've seen blacks been marginalized, 
I've seen white supremacy, 
I've seen kids going to bed hungry, 
I've seen people strickened by poverty. 

I know people are seeking refuge in other areas because of war,
They can't live in their homes because of pestilence,
Some are held hostage because of diseases,
Some face discrimination because of the lifestyle.

Believe me or not but while you were reading this, a girl got raped
While you were reading the previous line, a child added the infant mortality rate up
While you were reading the words before this, that hungry kid died of malnutrition
Oh, another child just got married. 

That food that you spoilt right now, someone is hungry for it.
You are in school and you are not ready to learn, check the amout of kids that are wishing to maximize that opportunity.

I didn't write this to make you feel guity but I wrote this because.....  Oh, hmmmm,  she just got pregnant and shes a teen.

Wake up world!!!


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My Blackness,  My Pride! 

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Future,  Tomorrow; Uncertainty?
I find my way to school everyday.
Through the storm,  rain, sunny and cloudy.
Sometimes it appears to be a daunting task but I'll make my way.
One day someone stopped me and asked,  why are you into schooling ?
I smiled and said,  I'm preparing myself for the future,  I'm preparing myself for tomorrow.
Suddenly,  i asked myself:
Is tomorrow a promise ?
Am i certain that i will live out this future?
Hmmmmm uncertainties.
But i looked back at myself and told my conscience...
There will always be uncertainties and you must be certain for the uncertain.
Therefore i must prepare today for tomorrow,  just in case tomorrow comes,  i will be prepare but if tomorrow never comes, at least i am prepared for today!!!

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Introduction

In the wake of youths involvement in Liberia's transformation,  this blog has been created by Mc-Arthur Charles Wondor Mantein to show case writings by African Youths.
You are welcome to join me and lets support this blog so that dreams will be fulfilled.