At least 10,000 youth aged 18 to 35 have been target­ed to be trained under the "Adwumawura" programme to be launched next month.

The programme, which would be implemented by the National Entrepreneurship and Innova­tion Programme (NEIP), aims to empower the youth to launch and grow their businesses.

The Minsiter of Youth Devel­opment and Empowerment, Mr George Opare Addo, disclosed this at the inauguration of two separate committees for the "Adwumawura and the National Apprenticeship programmes" in Accra yesterday.

The Committee for the Ad­wumawura programme is made up of 12 members and chaired by the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NEIP, Mr Eric Adjei, while the Apprenticeship programme is made up of 14 members and also chaired by the CEO of National Youth Author­ity (NYA), Mr Osman Abdulai Ayariga.