A Seventh-day Adventist Youth Director has called on young people to talk about their problems instead of suffering in silence.

Over 2,000 young people from Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini have gathered at Swakopmund for a youth congress.

Organised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the event is an annual platform to uplift the youth spiritually.

It is also an opportunity for the church to collaborate with local youth forums to promote the spirit of volunteerism in various fields.

Pastor Joseph Gawaseb says many young people are going through relationship and identity problems and thus need help.