It is unanimously agreed worldwide that innovation, creativity and the use of current technology are now the keys to unlocking sustained and comprehensive development. It is also true that a nation with creative and innovative citizens will top and lead the world in many facets of human endeavour.
However, in our part of the world, we seem to be lackadaisical in taking comprehensive steps to making the aforementioned qualities significant part of our daily lives. It is clear that, this accounts for painful staggering levels of development in our communities and the country at large.
Our educational system is so bookish as a result, graduates and non graduates alike think the same way and their perspectives do not usually differ and vary so much to stimulate intellectual discourse. Though I agree in advance that the above assertion is highly debatable. I would proceed since that is not my prime reason for puting this down.
Some time last year, a university student of University of development studies (UDS) Tamale campus who is also blogger cum a writer in the person of Wunpini Lagfu saw the need for innovation and creativity in our society and boldly launched a writing challenge which spanned a period of 21 days on social media purposely to encourage young ones to read extensively and write to educate and for entertainment.
This move by Mr. Lagfu brought together a fresh brains from different professions and academic levels who wrote to express their views in current stories, demonstrate their talents in writing fictitious love stories and poems, others identified problems in their communities and wrote to address them.
At the end of the 21 days, it was refreshing and glaringly clear that reading and writing holds a lot benefits to our youth and to the development of our beloved country and continent. It’s a truism that, extensive reading and writing, engenders innovation and creativity.
The success of last year’s writing challenge with its accompanying achievements made a case for its replication this year.
It is my belief that, the impact of this writing challenge will be felt in anyone who participate in it and his/her community won’t be left out.
To conclude, I would urge fellow young men and women to join this year 21 days writing challenge and see it as an opportunity to broaden your vocabulary and build a more stronger network. Do not be left out.
I thank you so much for reading through and I hope you found a reason to join in this 21 days writing journey.
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