Ukuphawula uSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe loMntwana wase-Afrika, iBhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika iye yacacisa indima edlalwa lukhenketho kuphuhliso lwentlalontle yabantwana base-Afrika, ngokuthe ngqo nangokungathanga ngqo.
Nangona ubudlelwane phakathi kokhenketho kunye nentlalontle yabantwana buntsonkothile, kukho iindlela ezininzi ishishini lokhenketho elinokuba negalelo ngayo kwimpilo-ntle yabantwana baseAfrika, IBhodi yezoKhenketho ye-Afrika (i-ATB) UMongameli Cuthbert Ncube watsho ngomyalezo.
“Ukhenketho lunegalelo elikhulu kuhlumo loqoqosho kumazwe amaninzi aseAfrika. Ukunyuka kwengeniso yezokhenketho kungakhokelela ekubeni kufumaneke izixhobo zoluntu ezininzi kwiinkonzo zentlalo, kuquka imfundo, ukhathalelo lwempilo, kunye nokhuseleko lwabantwana,” utshilo uMnu.
“Xa oorhulumente betyala imali kwezi ndawo, oko kunokukhokelela kwintlalontle yonke yabantwana,” wongeze watsho.
Ishishini lezoKhenketho lidala amathuba emisebenzi kunye namathuba engqesho kuluntu lwasekuhlaleni, nto leyo enokuba nefuthe elihle kwintlalontle yabantwana kwaye xa abazali benemisebenzi kunye nengeniso ezinzileyo, bakwazi ngcono ukubonelela abantwana babo kwiimfuno ezisisiseko, ukutya, indawo yokuhlala kunye nemfundo, utshilo. Umongameli we-ATB.
Uthe amaphulo amaninzi okhenketho eAfrika agxile kukhenketho olusekelwe kuluntu, olujolise ekubandakanyeni nasekuxhobiseni uluntu lwengingqi kucwangciso, ulawulo kunye neenzuzo ezifunyenwe kukhenketho. Le ndlela ingakhokelela ekuphuculweni kweziseko zophuhliso, ukufikelela kwimfundo kunye neenkonzo zempilo kubantwana kwezo ndawo.
“Ukhenketho nalo lungadlala indima ekuxhobiseni uluntu ngemingeni abajongene nayo abantwana baseAfrika. Abakhenkethi abaninzi batsaleleka eAfrika ngenxa yelifa lenkcubeko elityebileyo, izilwanyana zasendle kunye nobuhle bendalo. Njengokuba befunda ngakumbi ngelizwekazi kunye nabantu balo, banokuthanda ukuxhasa amaphulo ajolise ekuphuculeni intlalo-ntle yabantwana”, utshilo uMnu.
Kukhenketho kunye nokuhamba nge-philanthropy kubantwana base-Afrika, uMongameli we-ATB wathi abakhenkethi kunye neenkampani zokhenketho zinokubandakanyeka kwi-philanthropy okanye umsebenzi wokuzithandela ukuxhasa iiprojekthi ezijolise ekuphuculeni ubomi babantwana e-Afrika.
“Oku kungabandakanya inkxaso-mali yezikolo, amakhaya eenkedama kunye nezibonelelo zempilo okanye ukuthatha inxaxheba kwiiprojekthi ezenziwa ngezandla ezifana nokwakhiwa kwamagumbi okufundela okanye ukufundisa isiNgesi”, waphawula.
“Nangona kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba ukhenketho lunokuba neziphumo ezibi kwintlalontle yabantwana kwezinye iimeko. Umzekelo, ukwanda kokhenketho lwezesondo kunokukhokelela ekuxhatshazweni kwabantwana”, utshilo.
Ngaphaya koko, uphuhliso lokhenketho ngamanye amaxesha lunokukhokelela ekugxothweni koluntu, nto leyo enokuphazamisa ubomi babantwana nokufikelela kwiinkonzo ezibalulekileyo.
Ukuze kwandiswe impembelelo entle yokhenketho kwintlalontle yabantwana baseAfrika, kubalulekile ukuba oorhulumente, abaqhubi bezokhenketho kunye noluntu lwasekuhlaleni basebenzisane ukukhuthaza izenzo zokhenketho ezinoxanduva nezizinzileyo ezibeka phambili intlalo-ntle yabantwana neentsapho zabo.
UMongameli we-ATB ugxininise eminye imimandla ephambili yentlalontle yabantwana kunye nophuhliso eAfrika eyimfundo, impilo kunye nentlalontle yabantwana ngeendlela ezininzi ukhenketho olunokuba negalelo.
Ngelixa impembelelo ethe ngqo yokhenketho kule mimandla inokwahluka ngokuxhomekeke kummandla kunye nemisebenzi ethile yokhenketho, igalelo lilonke linokubaluleka.
Ingeniso yokhenketho inokubonelela oorhulumente ngezibonelelo ezongezelelweyo zokutyala imali kwimfundo kuquka nokwakha izikolo, ukubonelela ngezixhobo zemfundo noqeqesho lootitshala.
Kwezinye iimeko, abaqhubi bezokhenketho basenokuxhasa imfundo ngokuqhubekayo ngokuxhasa izikolo, ngokunikela ngemali yokufunda okanye ngokusebenzisana namaziko emfundo asekuhlaleni ukuphucula umgangatho wemfundo.
Ekwandeni kofikelelo kwimfundo, ukhenketho lungakhokelela kuphuhliso lweziseko ezingundoqo ezifana neendlela nothungelwano lwezothutho ukuze kube lula kubantwana abakwiindawo ezikude ukuba bafikelele kumaziko emfundo.
Amanyathelo okhenketho asekelwe ekuhlaleni angabonelela ngamathuba kubantwana basekuhlaleni okufunda izakhono ezitsha, iilwimi okanye ukufumana ulwazi kwiinkcubeko neembono ezahlukeneyo.
Ingeniso efunyenwe kukhenketho inokwabelwa ekuphuculeni iinkonzo zempilo ezifana nokwakha iikliniki, izibhedlele kunye nokubonelela ngezixhobo zonyango eziyimfuneko kunye nezixhobo.
Kwezinye iimeko, abakhenkethi okanye iinkampani zokhenketho zinokubandakanyeka kwiinzame zobubele zokuxhasa amalinge okhathalelo lwempilo lwasekhaya olufana nokuxhasa ngemali amaphulo ogonyo okanye ukubonelela ngoqeqesho lwezonyango kubaboneleli bezempilo bengingqi.
Uphuhliso lweziseko ezingundoqo ezinxulumene nokhenketho lunokuphucula ukufikelela kwiinkonzo zokhathalelo lwempilo kubantwana abakwiindawo ezikude. Iindlela eziphuculweyo, uthungelwano lwezothutho kunye neenkqubo zonxibelelwano zinokwenza kube lula ukuba abantwana bafikelele kukhathalelo lwezonyango kunye nokuba ababoneleli bezempilo bafikelele kuluntu oluninzi.
Ukhenketho lunokuba negalelo kwintlalontle yabantwana ngokudala imisebenzi kunye nokukhuthaza ukukhula koqoqosho nto leyo enokukhokelela ekwandeni kwemithombo yoluntu neyabucala yeenkonzo zentlalontle kunye neenkqubo zentlalontle.
Oorhulumente banokusebenzisa ingeniso yezokhenketho ukubonelela ngoncedo lwemali kwiintsapho ezisesichengeni, ukuxhasa iinkqubo zokukhusela abantwana okanye ukutyala imali kumalinge okulungisa ukungondleki kwabantwana, ukuqeshwa kwabantwana kunye nokuthengiswa kwabantwana.
Amazwe amaninzi ase-Afrika athembele kukhenketho olusekelwe kwindalo, ubukhulu becala uhambo lwezilwanyana zasendle kunye nokhenketho lwendalo. Oku kunokukhokelela ekwandeni kotyalo-mali kwiinzame zolondolozo olunokuthi lube luncedo ebantwaneni ngokugcina okusingqongileyo kunye nobutyebi bendalo ukwenzela izizukulwana ezizayo.
Ukuqinisekisa ukuba ukhenketho lunegalelo elihle kwimfundo, impilo kunye nentlalontle yabantwana e-Afrika, kubalulekile ukuba oorhulumente, abaqhubi bezokhenketho kunye noluntu lwasekuhlaleni basebenze kunye ukukhuthaza izenzo zokhenketho ezinoxanduva ezibeka phambili impilo-ntle yabantwana kunye neentsapho zabo.
Oku kuquka ukugxila kuphuhliso lokhenketho oluzinzileyo, ukuxhasa amalinge okhenketho asekelwe kuluntu kunye nokubandakanya ububele obunenkathalo nobuvolontiya.
Ibhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika (i-ATB) ngumbutho ogxile ekukhuthazeni ukhenketho kwilizwekazi lonke lase-Afrika, ukukhulisa ukukhula koqoqosho kunye nokukhuthaza uphuhliso oluzinzileyo.
Ngelixa eyona ngqwalasela iphambili ye-ATB ikukhenketho, iyakuqonda ukubaluleka kophuhliso loluntu kunye nempilo entle yabantwana e-Afrika njengoko ushishino lwezokhenketho lunokudlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuphuculeni iimeko zokuhlala kunye namathuba kubantwana baseAfrika.
The IManyano ye-Afrika (AU) kwelinye icala, ngumbutho welizwekazi elijonge ukukhuthaza umanyano, ubumbano kunye nophuhliso phakathi kwamazwe aseAfrika. Elinye lamaxwebhu abalulekileyo anxulumene nentlalontle yabantwana e-Afrika nguMqulu wase-Afrika wamaLungelo neNtlalontle yoMntwana (ACRWC).
Yamkelwa nguMbutho woManyano lwe-Afrika (OAU), owamanduleli we-AU ngo-1990, i-ACRWC yaqalisa ukusebenza ngo-1999.
I-ACRWC ibandakanya imiba eyahlukahlukeneyo yamalungelo abantwana, kubandakanywa amalungelo okuphila nophuhliso, ukukhuselwa ekuxhatshazweni nasekuxhatshazweni, ukufikelela kwimfundo, ukhathalelo lwempilo, kunye nokuthatha inxaxheba kubomi benkcubeko nentlalontle. Lo mqulu ukwaqwalasela imiba ethile efana nomtshato wabantwana, ukuqeshwa kwabantwana, nabantwana kwiimfazwe.
Ngelixa i-ATB kunye ne-AU ziyimibutho eyahlukileyo enemiyalelo eyahlukeneyo, kutshanje baye babambana ngezandla ngeSivumelwano sokuQondana esisayinwe ngomhla woku-1 kuJuni wama-2023 ngenjongo yokukhuthaza intlalontle yabantwana e-Afrika ngokhenketho.
I-ATB izibophelele ekubeni negalelo kwiinjongo ze-ACRWC ngokukhuthaza izenzo zokhenketho ezinoxanduva nezizinzileyo ezibeka phambili impilo-ntle yabantwana neentsapho zabo.
Oku kuquka ukuxhasa amaphulo okhenketho asekelwe kuluntu, ukuqinisekisa ukuba uphuhliso lokhenketho aluchaphazeli kakubi ukufikelela kwabantwana kwimfundo nokhathalelo lwempilo nokwazisa ngokubaluleka kokukhuselwa kwabantwana nentlalo-ntle phakathi kwabakhenkethi nabasebenzi bokhenketho.
I-ATB ikwasebenzisana ne-AU ekukhuthazeni imigaqo-nkqubo kunye namalinge ahambelana neenjongo ze-ACRWC. Oku kuquka ukukhuthaza ukuphunyezwa kwezibonelelo zalo mqulu kwimithetho nemigaqo-nkqubo yesizwe, ukuxhasa uphuhliso lweemveliso neenkonzo zokhenketho ezilungele abantwana nokukhuthaza ushishino lwezokhenketho ukuba lwamkele izenzo ezithembekileyo ezikhusela nokukhuthaza amalungelo nentlalo-ntle yabantwana.
I-ATB kunye ne-AU zisebenzisana ukuqinisekisa ukuba uphuhliso lokhenketho e-Afrika lunegalelo elihle kwintlalontle yabantwana belizwekazi ngokuhambelana nezibonelelo zoMqulu we-Afrika wamaLungelo neNtlalontle yoMntwana.
Le ntsebenziswano inokunceda ukudala ushishino lokhenketho oluzinzileyo noluqukayo olunceda abantwana, iintsapho zabo kunye noluntu lwasekuhlaleni.
Ibhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika ibeka phambili ukukhuthazwa kwentlalo-ntle yabantwana base-Afrika ngokuxhasa amaphulo agxile kwimpilo yabo, imfundo kunye nophuhliso luphela.
Ukongeza, iBhodi yezoKhenketho yaseAfrika ikulungele ukusebenzisana neminye imibutho ukukhuthaza izenzo zokhenketho ezinoxanduva ezinceda abantwana kunye noluntu lwabo.
Ukukhuthaza intlalontle yabantwana baseAfrika kufuneka kube yinto ephambili kubo bonke abachaphazelekayo kuquka oorhulumente, imibutho engekho phantsi korhulumente (NGOs) kunye necandelo labucala.
Ibhodi yezoKhenketho yase-Afrika idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kule nzame ngokuxhasa amaphulo akhuthaza impilo, imfundo kunye nophuhliso jikelele lwabantwana base-Afrika.
Nge-16 kaJuni minyaka le, oorhulumente, imibutho engekho phantsi korhulumente (NGOs), imibutho yamazwe ngamazwe kunye nabanye abathathi-nxaxheba bayadibana ukuze baxoxe ngemingeni kunye namathuba ajongene nabantwana baseAfrika ngokufezekiswa ngokupheleleyo kwamalungelo abo kunye nomxholo osekelwe kwiimbono zabantwana eziqokelelwe kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo. thethwano nabo.
Yasungulwa ngo-1991 kwaye ijolise ekubhiyozeleni abantwana base-Afrika kunye nokukhuthaza amalungelo abo, kunye nokukhuthaza ukucingisisa kunye nokuthatha amanyathelo okujongana nemingeni abajongene nayo yonke imihla.
Umxholo we-2023 woSuku lwaMazwe ngaMazwe loMntwana wase-Afrika "Amalungelo oMntwana kwiNdawo yeDijithali," kwaye oko kuhambelana ngokucacileyo nokubona utshintsho lwe-epochal olubangelwa yi-digital revolution.
