'We Hope with nothing more than love'

''We Hope with nothing more than love' or 'We love with nothing more than hope', that is the nature of the love that one can feel for a country like Zimbabwe love with nothing more to hold onto than hope: it is the hope that keeps the nation going that keeps people in queues and the children in schools. In the newspapers and articles the Zimbabwe we are shown is a country torn apart by internal strife, we see a country in the vile grip of a dictator and his cohort of bandits. The countries resources are being plundered in what seems to be a last minute scramble to fill the already overflowing pockets of the kleptocratic regime.

But this is not the Zimbabwe I believe we should focus on the images of pain and suffering show a situation that is hopeless, I am here to tell you that Zimbabwe has never had more hope that it does today the prospect of what the country can produce in the future will shock and surpass even the most optimistic analysts. The language of numbers is often the most apt to describe the potential I am talking about. I can tell you that we expect to see an increase in GDP of almost 7% in the next year or that inflation figures have come down to 4.5%. Or that in terms of untapped mineral wealth Zimbabwe has some of the biggest reserves in Platinum and of course the ever-controversial diamonds in Marange. This wealth represents if managed properly billions of dollars of potential productivity.

How about the wealth that is not quantifiable, the wealth that analysts or prospectors cannot begin to discover. This is a renewable source of wealth everyday it is being added to, and to tap into it one does not need instruments for geophysics to tap into this we need nothing more than to offer our friendship and time. The youth of a nation are important their potential in the labour market is integral in increasing future economic growth. A lot of the youth I have been speaking with are being educated in the Diaspora I see this as a great advantage it is time to reverse the brain drain that other generations have been part of. We are going to have skills to take back home.

I know it has been a somewhat cliché build up to the main point of this post however I hope it serves to illustrate the point. I have a large response in terms of support from many young and able Zimbabweans the network of friends is beginning to grow, we are taking tentative steps towards a more social conscience youth. The skills we all have as individuals has been evident youth helping youth is a concept many people are willing to embrace I would like to thank everyone that has offered to help by offering their time and talents.

Remember one person can make a difference and every person should try.

A Luta Continua