Youth Skills Training

Donor

ICCO COOPERATION

Period

2012 – 2013

Location

Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra

Youth Skill Training

Results

  • Girls were trained in pie, cake and bread baking, trained in financial literacy and supported with start-up packages including ovens, filled gas cylinders and accessories.

This project contributed to the reduction of unemployment among
out-of-school youth in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region
of Ghana.  

Situation Problem

Youth unemployment is one of the many factors that predispose young people particularly young girls and women to all forms of abuse especially sexual abuse which resulted in teenage/unplanned pregnancies, HIV infections, and STIs among others.

Response Solution

Organized skill training on livelihood improvement programs for out-of-school youth in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

The beneficiaries were trained in pie and cake making, bread baking, and soap making, including start-up packages to start their businesses. Organized education sessions for the beneficiaries on sexual and reproductive health and rights through peer education.

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