MTN will empower 300 young people to acquire job skills in Central Region

Egyaa No.2 (C / R), June 08, GNA – MTN Ghana
started an exercise aimed at strengthening the capacities of pupils and young people in
Central region in entrepreneurial training.

Exercise should benefit more than 300
young people in the region who are unemployed and who have a vocational training in pearls manufacturing,
hairdressing, make-up and construction work.

Beneficiaries would also be trained to
digital marketing, customer service, financial management, information,
Skills in technology and entrepreneurship.

MTN will also step up education on the need
for young people to stay away from drugs to prevent their health and societal
implications.

The youth empowerment campaign is in line with
social responsibility program entitled "21 Days of Y'ello Care" to
undertake activities that would empower young people to have positive impacts in
their communities.

The annual initiative on the theme:
"Creating a better future for young people" began Saturday, June 1 st.
should end on Friday, June 21st.

Ms. Regina Arkaifie, Human Resources Officer
responsible for the central and western regions of MTN speaking at a
program for youth and students from Egyaa M / A primary school in Mfantseman
Municipality, explained that skills training would be provided by Cape Town
Technical Universities of the Coast and Takoradi (TTU).

That she claimed was an indicator of
MTN's commitment to strengthen the country's human resources for
contribute significantly to national development.

Using his life experiences as an example,
Ms. Arkaifie warned students to understand that where she had come to
life was not "a sudden flight" but rather discipline, hard work,
persistence, perseverance and dedication to studies.

Therefore, they should avoid laziness and
procrastination saying, "he was the number one fall of a lot of
students "and urged them to seek rather knowledge in all their
efforts.

Nana Otsiwa Kuma VI, Ankobeahen from Anomabo
The traditional neighborhood and the leader of Egyaa No. 2 advised students to be wary of
bad friends and bad habits that could prevent them from seeing their prospects for the future.

He was dissatisfied with the indiscriminate
drug use with impunity by young people, especially students, and
that they stay away from hard drugs.

Traditional Zone of Ankobeahen of Anomabo
alcoholism and smoking of Indian hemp known as "Wee" as being
most of the drugs being abused in the country by adding, they should not be deceived in
believe that the use of hard substance
could improve their study and allows
to perform better in clbad.

Ms. Mavis Haizel-Cobbina, Director
of the school was full of praise to MTN for the gesture and called for more
the support of MTN and other companies to support teaching and learning in
l & # 39; school.

GNA