More than 70 young people take soap-making training in Sissila West

Regional News of Monday, January 28, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-01-28

More than 70 young people from West Sissila district would benefit from a training program in local soapmaking techniques, much in demand in Burkina Faso, a neighboring country.

Reports from local communities in the district show that several soap trucks are being transported weekly from southern Ghana to the French-speaking West African country.

Hudu Muah, district director of the National Youth Authority, told a stakeholder meeting to discuss youth development issues in Gwollu, the capital of Sissila West District. .

He added that youth leaders liaised with the badembly and other partners to train more than 70 young people. He expressed the hope that "this would serve as an employment opportunity for the unemployed in Sissala West District".

The forum brought together several youth development actors around the theme: "Preparing a safe environment for young people, a social responsibility".

Mr. Muah said collaboration, support and stakeholder participation were imperative to ensure the effective implementation of the project in the interest of the society.

The implementation of the project required a certain financial commitment and the interested parties and the public had to help raise funds for the program's implementation.

Mr. Adams Touphic, Director of the National Youth Authority of the East Sissala Municipal Assembly, noted that efforts were being made to ensure the active participation of youth in national development.

He stated that, in the past, these programs have not delivered the desired results and he has counseled youth to provide leadership to enable policy makers to design appropriate policies and programs for economic growth and sustainability. .

He said the lack of supervision, monitoring and evaluation was largely responsible for the failure of projects and policies implemented by government agencies.

West Sissala District Youth Employment Coordinator, Adama Bayugo Waziru, said, "Most of the time, young people do not use their skills and their training. to develop themselves. "

"This is due to the lack of monitoring and evaluation of these programs by the implementing agencies."

He lamented that many of these laudable projects and programs have failed due to practice and lack of funding.