Over 100 youths benefit from life skills empowerment
By MOSES SINJWALA More than 100 youths from 59 districts of Zambia receives empowerment skills in administrative projects around the country, said Multi-service community youth empowerment organisations Vice president for programmes Kenani Nyirenda.
Mr. Nyirenda said the youths that have received this empowerment be placed in various positions of the organization across the country and will be engaged in various skills programs such as, Automotive mechanics, developmental projects, catering and food production, hotel management and general hospitality among others.
“the services and projects are in line with our constitution, with the Authority from TEVETE we are going to partner with TEVETA registered institutions, we are going be to offering less cost, short courses for the youths in the community and we are in partnership with Sylva university, kaliyangile youth training center and others, he said.
He further added that the organisations had started offering the skills to youth and 500 are pending graduation from Ndola Sylva University.
Mr. Nyirenda also added that the organisations was in the process to give support to vulnerable youths and also to encourage them to go back to school and also give support to orphans by giving them education grants and shall provide school materials to community schools from the money received from our donors and the stakeholders.
“The youth empowerment projects seeks to bring development amongst the youths in country so that they can contribute to society and the economy of the country, by involving the youths in Agriculture production projects, business projects and other technical skills also supporting them poultry, horticulture, animal husbandry and fish farming,” Mr. Nyirenda said.
He added that the organization is looking forward to achieving the survival skills development programmes, by building survival skills training institutes in each provinces between 2018 and 2022 and aims to empower about 1,500 youth in the next 5years.