Stakeholders in the education sector have called for the need to put in place efficient measures to address various underlying challenges confronting young girls’ education.
Youth Center for entrepreneurial empowerment graduates trainees Youth Center for Entrepreneurial Empowerment (Y-CEE), an initiative of The Network Organisation for Youth Empowerment and Development (NOYED-Ghana), has graduated the third batch of its trainees in welding and fabrication. The 15 beneficiaries who graduated were presented with welding machines and tools to enable them to start and manage their own shops and be independent. The trainees were further awarded certificates by the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) to enable them to apply for jobs as certified welders or upgrade by writing proficiency examination for higher welding programmes. The one and half years of training in welding and fabrication under the Y-CEE was funded by EMpower, the Emerging Market Foundation.