One Youth, Multiple Skills – As YESS Anambra Kicks Off Entrepreneurship Training in Awka

Posted on March 13, 2021

In a yet another landmark outing, the Youth Earnestly Seek Soludo (YESS Anambra) sociopolitical organization has flagged off a two day Entrepreneurship training for her members. The training is a skill acquisition exercise aimed at teaching participants basic skills in the production of household cleaning materials/substances.

Speaking at a brief opening ceremony at the event the Chairman of the occasion, Barrister Maxwell Udechukwu, charged Participants to pay serious attention to the Instructors. He noted that this quality of training can be the life changing encounter that will set them up for better ends in life. According to him, _”the 21st century will be run by wealth creators and not job seekers”_. The Chairman donated a seed capital of N20,000 Naira to help meet the start up need of the most outstanding Trainee.

Speaking shortly after the Chairman’s remark, the Convener of YESS Anambra, Dr Nelson Omenugha, thanked the Chairman for his kind words and immense support. Stating further that the fundamental goal of YESS is to build youths who will be ready to take up the challenge of ending the unemployment plague in the country. According to him, _”the vision is to have young ndi Anambra with multiple skills fit for 21st century survival needs and appealing to financial agencies or investors”.

Recall that Employment/Empowerment is one of the cardinal pillars of the “Youth Smart Pact with Soludo”. A policy and programs document developed by members of YESS Anambra and proposed as a working document to her Principal, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo.

The training continued today the 13th of March, 2021, by 9am prompt, at the conference Hall of Wintess Hotels and Gardens, Ifite Awka, Anambra State.