…The goal of the scheme is to raise 1000 youth entrepreneurs every year
Governor of Anambra State Professor Chukwuma Soludo has launched ‘One Youth, Two Skills’ scheme today in Awka.
The scheme which is aimed at addressing the unemployment challenges among youths, as well as to curb crimes and criminality is being implemented in partnership with Unizik Business School (UBS) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
ANN reports that the Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Youth Development on will train 1000 youths starting with a 2-day Workshop for Entrepreneurship Development Institutes (EDIs) under the Scheme.
Speaking during the flag-off Soludo who was represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Mba, said the goal of the scheme was to raise 1000 youth entrepreneurs every year, in addition to training chosen participants that will go through entrepreneurship training to equip them in the knowledge and tools necessary for them to start or expand their businesses for the economic development of the state.
Governor Soludo maintained that the programme was to develop and upskill young Anambrarians and enhance their productive opportunities, seized the opportunity to charge EDIs and the beneficiaries to make utmost use of the exercise.
“The economic downturns and upheavals being experienced in varying degrees and dimensions by countries all over the world, have made it imperative for many people of working age, even those with good education and multiple degrees, to have multiple avenues via which they can earn a living.
“This is even more so important in our nation where current readings for key national economic performance indices such as inflation; access to, and cost of capital; youth unemployment and underemployment vis-a-vis the youth population, remain at undesirable levels and represent significant challenges for governments at both national and subnational level in the quest to deliver dividends of democracy to the citizenry”, Soludo added while he declared the event open.
ANN gathered that the EDIs, would serve as trainers for the 1000 youths who would be drawn across the 21 local government areas of the state in the first phase of the project.
