Unemployment has been a major issue in Sierra Leone and most people are attributing it to the lack of entrepreneurial skills and the love for white collar jobs.
However, in order to develop the entrepreneurial skills of the youth which would subsequently serve as a catalyst for employment and economic growth the Young Men Christian Association of Sierra Leone together with partners has launched a project on “fostering innovative, resilient and socially responsible youth entrepreneurship project” in Sierra Leone.
The three year project is aimed at the establishment of Youth entrepreneurship programme, the provision of mobile SMS and training support, vocational life skills training, literacy and numeracy training, business/entrepreneurship training as well as the establishment of savings and credit groups among others was yesterday launched at the British Council Hall, Tower Hill.
The General Secretary for the Young Men Christian Association of Sierra Leone, Christian Kamara, said this is the first time they are implementing programs with many partners across the country. He said they want to see lots of people engage in entrepreneurship programs with initiative that have impacts on their lives with lots of opportunities in terms of creating employment. According to Kamara, Sierra Leone young people need to adopt the system of self-employment by getting involved in the trades stressing the importance of the middle level manpower.
The innovative youth Entrepreneurship Project Manager, Joseph Kange, said the main objective of the project is to increase the income and well-being of more than 1,000 young women and men in Freetown, Makeni and Pujehun by providing them with access to skills training, networks and assets to establish small businesses or enter into employment.
The Minister of Youths Affairs, Bai Mahmoud Bangura, said fostering innovative, resilient and socially responsible youth entrepreneurship project is a groundbreaking project which is aimed at empowering and providing the needed opportunities for youths in
By Ophaniel Gooding
Friday November 17, 2017.
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