In its quest to provide the requisite skills and employment to the unemployed the Local Enterprise and skills Development programme (LESDEP) has partner the Central-Tongu district in the Volta Region to present start-up kits to 54 youth who underwent training in specialized trades and discipline such as artisans, mechemical? work among others.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Volta Region coordinator of LESDEP, Mr. Emmanuel Darlington Drayi said LESDEP is one of the major alternatie measures to ease the problem of unemployment in the country by focusing on training school drop-outs and adults that are not into any profitable ventures but have the creative tendencies to add up to our national developments.
He noted that LESDEP is strining hard to offer a free training and equipped over (1500) thousand-five youth in the Volta Region?s 18 municipalities and districts assemblies.
Mr. Darlington Drayi therefore assured citizens and beneficiaries not to doubt the operations of LESDEP, NYEP under the initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development but to derive maximum benefit of being Self-employed.
?I? therefore assured all beneficiaries that LESDEP has a lot of benefit for them and as such nobody should seat on the face doubting but rather take advantage to become useful citizens to your communities,? He entreated them to exhibit good moral attitude and discipline towards their clients devoid of political coloration to promote peace.
Presenting the equipments that include outboard motors, mechanical machines, and hairdressing and sowing kits, the District Chief Executive for North-Tongu, Hon Alhaji Dzinadu Bubey appealed to the potential beneficiaries to practice a good culture of maintenance in order to enhance the life span of the equipments and items.
Hon Bubey also called on them to be respectful, honest and adopt the basic knowledge of finance management to grow their enterprises.
As electioneering season approaches, he charged traditional leaders to collaborate with the assembly, policy makers to advocate for peace, tolerance before, during and after the general election come December 2012.
The ceremony was also used to present the certificates of Best regional farmer 2006 and 2010 respectively to its winners.
