Buxton/Friendship youths to undergo skills training programme

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Participants and residents of the Buxton Youth Development Initiative
First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger along with Anita Barker, who is a student of the Friendship Primary School and head teacher, Karen Dey .
First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger along with Anita Barker, who is a student of the Friendship Primary School and head teacher, Karen Dey .

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Residents of Buxton/Friendship and surrounding communities on the East Coast of Demerara welcomed the launch of a project that is aimed at educating and empowering their youth population on Monday, September 14, 2015.

The Buxton Youth Development Initiative, which is the brainchild of First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger, was officially launched at the Friendship Primary School.

According to a release from the Ministry of the Presidency, the project is designed to prepare young adults for the world of work by providing them with training in the areas of Information Communication Technology (ICT), literacy and numeracy, entrepreneurship, and sexual reproductive health.

Participants and residents of the Buxton Youth Development Initiative
Participants and residents of the Buxton Youth Development Initiative

The First Lady, who was present at the launch, said that “We cannot build a strong nation unless our communities are strong.”

She urged the youths to take full advantage of this opportunity to better their lives. iNews understands that at the end of the programme, participants will be awarded with a certificate, which is accredited by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

According to the Ministry, similar projects will be rolled out in other communities across Guyana.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. SUCCESS is not how much you make but the DIFFERENCE you make in people’s lives, its so nice to see how many positive things being done, I Wish the opposition take a good look and learn from its mistakes. This president has a FIRST LADY who is photo perfect,but sad to say the idol of the other side is too lawless and shameless so he prefers the be among the BOYS,,lol

  2. FORGIVE THEM LORD they know not what they say,this RACIST cockroach is a security guard at FH ,all day the only news he is allowed to blog on is to cast a negative shadow on PROGRESS, Take a look at the news and see who going to JAIL, everyday is one of your sisters and brothers,,,,you people are so full of GREED that you even taking away the JAIL from the nation you HATE, you filling NY jails,DRUGS,MURDER,RAPE,FRAUD, and ever crime you can think of.I realized long you can’t help yourself, poor thing.

  3. All talks and as they done talking they done with that. The Buxton youths will continue doing what they do best and that is to look up to their idols whom are the most deadly criminals. Only certain communities the president wife will go and talk to get some photos of hers in the media. Wjhen will she go into the Indian communities?

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