A total of 75 young men and women in Agbakorfe, a suburb in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region, have successfully completed an intensive training programme in green entrepreneurship aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods and reducing youth unemployment.
The beneficiaries were trained in beekeeping, mushroom cultivation, and snail farming, and were also provided with start-up equipment to help them establish and run their own businesses.
The initiative, implemented by the non-governmental organisation Write for World, forms part of efforts to equip young people with practical skills while promoting environmentally friendly economic activities.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony in an interview with Adom News, Milliam Esenam Donkor, Administrator for Write for World, said the programme reflects the organisation’s commitment to tackling youth unemployment through practical entrepreneurship training.
She explained that the initiative was designed to expose participants to viable green business ventures with strong growth potential, while also ensuring they become self-reliant.
“This programme is about empowering young people with skills that can sustain them and also contribute to environmental sustainability,” she noted.
She urged the beneficiaries to take the training seriously so they can become self-reliant and independent in their respective communities.
She further encouraged the graduates to remain focused, innovative, and committed to environmental sustainability as they begin their entrepreneurial journeys.
The beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the organisation for the opportunity, describing the training as both transformative and timely. They pledged to apply the skills and knowledge acquired to establish successful enterprises and contribute to the economic development of their communities.
Some participants also noted that the start-up equipment provided would significantly ease the challenges of setting up new businesses and enable them to begin operations immediately.
The programme is part of broader efforts to promote green entrepreneurship among young people, strengthen economic resilience, and support sustainable community development in the South Tongu District.
READ ALSO:
Curfew imposed on communities in Nkwanta South Municipality
