Training hub for youth launched in Byo

TENDAI BHEBE IN BULAWAYO

A skills training hub has been officially commissioned in Luveve high density suburb, Bulawayo, a move meant to  empower youths in the city, Business Times can report.

Minister of State for Bulawayo Province, Judith Ncube,  said investing in youth empowerment was critical.

“Investing in youth economic empowerment, skills and development is one of the most urgent and one of the effective ways to make progress in gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth,” she said.

Ncube said skills training hub is to promote participation and contribute towards improvement in the youths livelihoods.

“I have been informed that the aim of the Ekasi empowerment skills training hub is to promote participation and contribute towards improvement in the youths livelihood and in communities. It’s aim is to improve the people’s livelihoods and help them to build their local businesses and enterprises.

“(They will) successfully market their products and services. In line with vision 2030, the hub will adapt three key strategies to meet this demand. It will support learning by identifying what is feasible when it comes to promoting people’s economic empowerment,” she said.

The skills training hub will give local members access to research and update data and knowledge on programming lessons learnt and good practice.

Secondly, it will allow club members to network thereby sharing information, experiences and knowledge based on their efforts to make a difference in the community and the country as a whole. The hub will help to build bridges and connections across communities and stakeholders including government civil society and community workers by providing knowledge skills.”

The newly elected ZANU-PF chairman for Bulawayo Province, who also spoke at the launch of the hub said : “(It is important to ensure) that all the children in our communities have jobs that they are capable of executing.”

Bukhosi Ncube, the Bulawayo Provincial chairperson for Affirmative Action Group also said the empowerment of youths was critical.

“We want to empower youths because we believe as the youths we are the future and it starts in the development of skills.

“We are working on a women and youth development programme. This is one of the programmes. We want to improve their skills and empower them through different ways,” he said.