MTN launches Yello Care with career guidance in Takoradi

By Mildred Siabi-Mensah, GNA

Essipon (W / R), June 5, GNA – The Leaders
and the staff of South West Business of MTN Ghana have engaged a
students at Sekondi College to provide career counseling, drug education
and the need to stay focused while they aspire to a better future for themselves.

Engagement with students under the
The "Yello Care concept" offered to MTN staff
21 days from their work schedule, an opportunity to give back to
society for twelve years to improve the lives of beneficiaries
through the projects implemented.

Mr. Prince Owusu Nyarko, Senior Regional Officer
The director said, "Creating a better future for our young people", in order to
The staff responsible for implementing the initiatives is aimed at empowering young people.

He said that youth is the greatest badet and
investments for the development of a country, and that it is thanks to
knowledge and skills to become agents of development.

According to him, the International Labor Conference
Organization (ILO), in 2017, reported that youth unemployment in Ghana, between
aged 15 to 24 was 4.9% and it was therefore important to
empower young people with employable skills because they're the backbone of a
nation.

Mr Nyarko noted that a well-resourced team
the empowered youth of any nation would contribute to economic development and reduce the
poverty rate.

The manager said in the days outsourced,
In collaboration with ICODE GH, a technology incubation company, the company would form a thousand
young people from across the country in various skills, including computer programming,
pearls and leather goods manufacturing, digital marketing, financial management, project
Customer service management and management.

He said in the western and central regions,
300 students and unemployed people had to be trained and their best ideas
supported with start-ups.

Regional management and MTN staff
Ghana would also be advising 150 young CEOs with start-ups on digital.
opportunities and also a coaching session with them under the responsibility of the
Digital Summit and Coaching Initiative of Bright Young CEO
at Takoradi Technical University and Cape Coast Technical University.

The project would equip young CEOs with
techniques on how to build and develop their young business.

Mr. Nyarko noted that MTN, together with the
The National Youth Authority and the Narcotics Control Board would intensify
addiction education for youth.

GNA