As a way of promoting access to business development and entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone, the National Youth Commission has on Tuesday schooled Sierra Leone market women on entrepreneurship and business skills.
Giving an overview of the training at the NAYCOM office premises at Brookfields, NAYCOM deputy commissioner, Madam Aminata Sillah informed the gathering that the initiative is part of President Koroma’s agenda to promote youth potentials, creativity and national development.
Madam Sillah furthered that as a way of enhancing female youth led enterprises in the country and business development services, her commission through the relentless efforts of the youth ministry has embarked on similar project for different categories of women including women that are in conflict with the law.
”The young women in the informal sector initiative is geared towards the facilitation of access to business development services and entrepreneurship training to enhance youth led enterprises in Sierra Leone” madam Sillah noted.
Emphasising on the need to promote women’s development in the country, madam Sillah encouraged participants to utilise the training in developing and promoting their businesses.
Education being the spring board for development, NAYCOM Commissioner, Anthony Koroma commended the cooperation of the group and encouraged them to support their children in striving for education.
Mr Koroma assured the group of the commission support in development issues of the market women group adding that market women plays pivotal role in country economy.
Applauding the group for their brilliant efforts during the ebola crisis in sustaining the circulation of the country currency in their daily activities, Mr Koroma registered his commitments to facilitate similar initiative for the development of the country as a whole.
Extending thanks and appreciations to the commission for outstanding strides and collaborative partnership between the commission and the group, Madam Marie Bob-Kandeh, president Sierra Leone market women cautioned participants on attitudinal and behavioural patterns in their business settings and the need to uphold the concept of rule of law which according to her is an element for any successful establishment.
As various participants shared their experiences in the business sector over the years, madam Bob-Kandeh outlined the need for women to take up leadership roles in their respective communities.
Sylvia Villa
Wednesday August 10, 2016