Reassure whoever is under pressure - Fillipus
Youth to drive patriotism
Justicia Shipena
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many, including students and young people who live in informal settlements across the country. During a panel discussion on the matter, Moses Fillipus, BeFree Ambassador and a learner at Jan Mohr Secondary School, said there is a lot of pressure on students and learners.
“If I go back to school, I only have a limited time left and all the work will be cramped into the time left, and that is too much pressure,” he said.
He added that in terms of mental health, the country needs to reassure whoever is under pressure from parents, teachers and peers.
“You don’t need to feel all that and it will destroy you or consume you. This is too much to be putting this pressure on the youth and for them to be passed around like some sort of computer,” he said.
Education is one of the sectors that have been massively affected by the pandemic. With the back-and-forth between face-to-face lessons and e-learning, Fillipus said the lesson learned is that one should never think it will never happen to them.
“It is happening to us and we are going through it. When we saw China going through it we were like ‘it must suck to be there’ and continued watching our Netflix,” he said.
Fillipus said through this pandemic the nation’s priorities have been muddled.
“Either we don’t try to handle anything or we try to handle everything all at once and that not going to work, especially when it comes to sexual health and reproductive rights,” he said.
Lydia Hihepa, talent individual programme beneficiary and a learner at Windhoek High School, said at the beginning everyone was confused by the situation but they have learned that no matter what comes in the way, they have to go with it.
Hihepa also called on for young people to take activism seriously.
“If we have to speak us a whole country, our issues will be heard. I believe in working together to achieve anything set,” she said.
Bertha Illeka, youth advocate and a student at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), said through all this, especially with e-learning, the country has learned that one size does not fit all.
“This mostly benefited the people with resources and it is not only about the resources, it is about the whole environment. In order to thrive academically one needs that conducive environment,” she said.
She added that to thrive in the education sector young people need to be there for one another.
“It is about us being those good Samaritans and helping someone out there to access education.”
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected many, including students and young people who live in informal settlements across the country. During a panel discussion on the matter, Moses Fillipus, BeFree Ambassador and a learner at Jan Mohr Secondary School, said there is a lot of pressure on students and learners.
“If I go back to school, I only have a limited time left and all the work will be cramped into the time left, and that is too much pressure,” he said.
He added that in terms of mental health, the country needs to reassure whoever is under pressure from parents, teachers and peers.
“You don’t need to feel all that and it will destroy you or consume you. This is too much to be putting this pressure on the youth and for them to be passed around like some sort of computer,” he said.
Education is one of the sectors that have been massively affected by the pandemic. With the back-and-forth between face-to-face lessons and e-learning, Fillipus said the lesson learned is that one should never think it will never happen to them.
“It is happening to us and we are going through it. When we saw China going through it we were like ‘it must suck to be there’ and continued watching our Netflix,” he said.
Fillipus said through this pandemic the nation’s priorities have been muddled.
“Either we don’t try to handle anything or we try to handle everything all at once and that not going to work, especially when it comes to sexual health and reproductive rights,” he said.
Lydia Hihepa, talent individual programme beneficiary and a learner at Windhoek High School, said at the beginning everyone was confused by the situation but they have learned that no matter what comes in the way, they have to go with it.
Hihepa also called on for young people to take activism seriously.
“If we have to speak us a whole country, our issues will be heard. I believe in working together to achieve anything set,” she said.
Bertha Illeka, youth advocate and a student at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), said through all this, especially with e-learning, the country has learned that one size does not fit all.
“This mostly benefited the people with resources and it is not only about the resources, it is about the whole environment. In order to thrive academically one needs that conducive environment,” she said.
She added that to thrive in the education sector young people need to be there for one another.
“It is about us being those good Samaritans and helping someone out there to access education.”
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