Government must increase skills training for the youth

By
Comfort Sena Fetrie, GNA

Tamale, Nov 1, GNA – Madam Nancy Ansah,
Board Member of Hope for Future Generations, has called on government to
provide skills training for the youth, especially girls to empower them
economically.

According to her, young people should be
supported with skills training aimed at developing their entrepreneurial skills
to enhance the management of their business enterprises. 

Madam Ansah made the call during a meeting
with Journalists organised by Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) in Tamale to
reflect and discuss the way forward for the achievement of the objectives of
the organisation.   

She stated that stakeholders should
implement interventions that would promote micro-savings and integrate village
savings and loans schemes to increase their income earnings and empower them to
participate in decision making at all levels.

Mrs Divine Ntiamoah Berko, the Project
Coordinator for HFFG, Said it was important to educate young people on Sexual
and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) information to enhance quality of life.

She noted that the teaching of SRHR would
reduce maternal related health issues, including; neonatal, child mortality and
morbidity among young people and noted that it would enhance enabling
environment for greater respect for sexual and reproductive health rights of
young people.

HFFG is a non-governmental, nonprofit
organisation that seeks to improve on the health and socio-economic status of
women, children and young people through innovative and acceptable
participatory strategies in beneficiary communities.

GNA