About 210 youths from various districts, municipalities and metropolitan assemblies in the Greater Accra region have successfully graduated from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)’s Skilled Artisan Programme.
The programme was a collaboration between GNPC and Aseda Foundation in line with the government’s commitment and target of fighting poverty and youth unemployment.
The beneficiaries completed diverse skills training, including steel bending, spraying, interior and exterior decoration, bead making, makeup artistry, motor vehicle mechanics, dressmaking, hairdressing, tailoring, arc welding, gas welding, shoemaking, bakery, cookery, masonry, pastry making, among others.
All the beneficiaries received startup tools related to their area of skill.
Speaking to the media, the Executive Director of GNPC Foundation Dr Dominic Kwesi Eduah, said his office is not just committed to growing the formal sector, but, ensuing the their job creation and poverty alleviation drive covers the informal sector.
He expressed satisfaction, highlighting the foundation’s commitment to add value …