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       NGO empowers 150 youths in Delta
   DIR By: Ebenezer
       Date: July 25, 2013, 5:41 am
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       A Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), Concerned Women and Youth
       Empowerment in Delta, saidit had so far empowered 150 youths in
       the state.
       Tessy Nwaezeapu, the Executive Director of the NGO, disclosed
       this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
       Asaba on Sunday.
       She said the youths who were selected from three local
       government areas (LGAs) of the state were trained in catering,
       soap-making and pop corn-making.
       Nwaezeapu said the youths were from Agbor in Ika North East, and
       the Sapele and Isoko South LGAs.
       "A total of 50 youths each were picked from the local government
       areas and at theend of the training, some starter-packs were
       given to them to enable them start their own business,’’ she
       added.
       The executive director said the essence of the training was to
       reduce unemployment, as well as help check youth restiveness in
       the state.
       She also disclosed that apart from the youth empowerment
       programmes, the NGO had been organising series of seminars on
       how to check youth restiveness.
       "The NGO has also embarked on an enlightenment campaign on
       issues relating to women’s health,child protection and
       capacity-building,’’ the executive director said.
       She said further that the organisation had in the last one year
       been able to empower women in the areaof 35 per cent as
       stipulated by the Women Affirmative Action.
       "The essence of empoweringthe women through the 35 per cent
       affirmative action was to encourage women in the state to go for
       elective positions,’’ the executive director said.
       Nwaezeapu added that the programme was funded by USAID.
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