Panel discussion: Can education counteract youth unemployment, migration, conflict, and climate change? Speaker: Conium Nyathi from Zimbabwe. Panel discussion, free admission English/German Universität Basel, Kollegienhaus, room 119, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel Governments are overthrown by the military, migrants are burned by xenophobes, girls are married at the age of 10 – lack of access to education leads to youth unemployment, food insecurity, migration, lack of equality, human rights violations, and unrest. Climate change, retirement provision, globalisation, migration, and wars are among the 10 most important issues facing the Swiss population, according to the Worry Barometer. A small Swiss organization tackles these problems at its core – pragmatically, comprehensively and sustainably. Conium Nyathi, board member of the Swiss NGO empowermefirst.college from Zimbabwe, speaks on the role that education plays in developing change leaders in developing countries to bring about sustainable socio-economic change. Many young people, especially girls, drop out of school in Zimbabwe for financial reasons and thus have no opportunities on the labor market. This hinders innovation and exacerbates global problems such as climate change, poverty, conflict, and migration. Find out how we are trying to tackle these problems in a sustainable way and join the discussion! More dates and places: https://empowermefirst.college/presentations/