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Young people are less likely to be politically engaged than older citizens. The largest gaps are observed in the most fundamental form of voice and participation: voting. Youth are 20 points less likely to vote than those 56 years and above. But they also lag behind in most other types of community participation and contact with leaders, according to Afrobarometer.
In Zimbabwe, Open Parly, a digital media platform by Magamba Network, launched in 2015 to address some of these challenges. The initiative, according to Magamba Network, , while increasing access to alternative media platforms by the youth for engagement in national processes.
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