ERIC RAPHUTI editors@thepatriot.co.bw The future of any society is in its youth, as it’s commonly said there are the leaders of tomorrow. Therefore, they need special preparedness before they can take their future responsibilities. Hence, while still on their journey to the future, it’s important for them to be given opportunities which can usher them to their places of destinations. This thought inspired the government of Botswana to introduce programme which are geared towards raising young’s standard of living. To achieve this objective, poverty alleviation, provision of basic infrastructure and social services became development priorities. It was therefore a given that policies and programmes would be put in place including programmes such as Youth Development Fund (YDF) as part of implementation efforts. To date, many youth continue to benefit from this initiative which serves as employment creation policy and it is yielding what was set as target in Youth Policy document of 2014. One such youth who benefited from this programme is Othusitse Letlotlo of Lehututu. As a result of failing Junior Certificate back 2004, he was caught by the snare of unemployment which has besieged most of youth. Unlike other youth who resign themselves to fate when unemployment derails…