Caring Hands International organizes vocational training for unemployed youths in Osun

As part of efforts to provide means of livelihood for youths in Osun
state, a non-profit organization under the aegis of Caring Hands
International has organised a 3-day vocational training for over 30
unemployed youths in the state in partnership with National
Directorate of Employment (NDE).

The Executive Director of the CHI, Mrs Fehintola Obilomo Toyin while
speaking on the occasion said she was worried about the level of
unemployment among the youths and that she was determined to empower
the youths with skills that would enable them to start their own
business and be able to fend for themselves.

Obilomo lamented that youth unemployment in the country has become a
threat to socioeconomic stability and that her NGO was willing to
encourage youths to develop their full potentials and earn living
through legitimate business.

Her words “Caring Hands International is a non-profit organization
that sees to the total welfare of all age groups. Youth unemployment
is becoming worrisome and saddening. Our higher institutions of
learning keep turning out fresh graduates without hope of getting
employed. Yet, these youths are seen as next generation. Ideally,
youths should be productive as future controllers of the nation’s
economy”.

Obilomo commended various youth focused efforts of the federal
government including the Youth with Initiative in Nigeria, (YouWIN),
Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), Graduate Empowerment Scheme (GEMS)
and the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme of the admiration of Governor
Rauf Aregbesola aimed at addressing unemployment.

She however frowned that in spite of the government efforts, not much
impact has been made as the labour market still continues to swell.
Obilomo said that her NGO intends to follow up with the beneficiaries
of the skill acquisition programme to ensure that the objectives of
her initiative are realised.

The NDE Coordinator in Osun State, Mr Sola Daramola who was
represented by Head of Small Scales Enterprise Department, Mr.
Olusegun Odebiyi commended the CHI for organizing the skill
acquisition programme for the youths and charged the beneficiaries to
make good use of the opportunity to learn skills and start their own
businesses.

Special Adviser to Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola on Youths,
Sports and Special Needs, Mr Biyi Odunlade who declared the skill
acquisition workshop open charged the youth to be focused and
enterprising rather than complaining of not getting jobs as government
cannot employ everybody.
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