By Trinity Kamwani
Neno, August 09, Mana: About 80 youths in the area of Traditional Authority Mlauli and Chekucheku in Neno District are undergoing a 14 days training on entrepreneurship, business management and mindset change under the National Youth Service (NYS) program.
Speaking Wednesday at Ligowe Teachers Development Centre during the training session, Neno District Youth Officer Ian Sukali said the training has been divided into two parts namely personal training which will take place for seven days and the other seven days will be for practical work.
He said at the end of the training, participants are expected to produce viable business plans that will be funded by the National Youth Service to roll out their business enterprises.
Sukali added that by the end of the training, the youth are also expected to produce a community service project because it is mandatory that after being supported through the NYS,
“The community service to be implemented is crucial as one way of giving back to their community but also as a way of building patriotism and volunteerism among the youths,” Sukali said.
He added that the training will direct them into green business as they will be able to answer the needs of their areas while addressing different problems like climate change.
He said that National Youth Service interventions aims at moulding self-reliant youths and promoting the use of available resources for economic growth.
Speaking during the training Neno Director of Planning and Development (DPD) Charles Lomoni urged the youth to come up with viable business plans that will be funded so that they should establish their business and empower themselves and become self-reliance.
He therefore advised them to take the training seriously and acquire knowledge that will sharpen their skills and replicate in order to benefit the nation as empowered youths will enable the realization of the Malawi 2063 vision.
One of the participants Alice Bamusi commended the training saying it will empower her with entrepreneurship skills that will enable her to establish her business.
