210 youths benefit from GNPC's Skilled Artisan Programme in Accra

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.

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

The GNPC plans to extend the programme to all 16 regions, targeting thousands of beneficiaries nationwide.

He urged the beneficiaries to take good care of their tools and utilize them effectively to empower themselves and employ others.

Odaifio Welentsi III expressed gratitude to the GNPC Foundation for extending its programme to the Greater Accra region

The beneficiaries used the opportunity to appreciate the Akufo-Addo led government and GNPC for finding such lasting and preserve solutions to curb joblessness among them which they believe will help them provide direct employment for the youth in the country