By Rennie Tembo

Lilongwe, May 31, Mana; Youth Action for Success and Development (YASD) is set to launch a Local Green Innovations Champions Project Logic to train and motivate youth and women in green skills to build their socio economic status and respond to climate crisis.

The project is being implemented in the areas of Traditional Authorities (TA) Tsabango and Chitukula targeting 80 youths comprising of 30 percent males and 70 percent females.

Speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday, YASD Programs Manager Cecilia Mphande, said the goal is to equip youths and women with skills in combating climate change through grassroots green business.

 “This project will transform and equip the youth to participate more in development activities. We all know how bad climate change has affected the economic sector hence contributing to the vulnerability of youth and women.

“This project will help them gain experience where they will be able to develop themselves economically making them active development contributors,” she said.

She said the project will help create jobs and successful businesses for the youths thereby help eliminate idleness among the youths.

‘’We will recycle waste into something profitable to the youth. So, they will be making fire briquettes from residues, making compost manure and making tumblers from glass bottles, among others initiatives,” she said.

Lilongwe District Council Youth Officer, Monica Banda, thanked YASD for the project saying it will help youths to break their socio economic barriers and be empowered to realize their potential economically.

The eight-month project worth K38 million is funded by the Swedish Development Partners.