Great lakes to train youths in Cooperatives for Employment Creation

 By MAXIMILA WAFULA

Director, Economic Development and Regional Integration  Dr. Paul Otung when addressing distinguished youth delegates from the 12 (ICGLR) Member States during the  international conference of the grate lakes region in the Republic of Kenya.

Director, economic development and regional integration Dr. Paul Otung. PHOTO/MAXIMILA WAFULA & PATRICK KIMANZI

He emphasized on promoting regional learning in agricultural and industrial for job creation for youths , opportunities through the establishment and promotion of Cooperatives.

Through the project promotions of youth employment in GLR is a capacity building project for the youth by IGLR . Prioritized eight ICGLR member states based on unemployment and poverty rate.Targeted countries include South Sudan , Republic of Congo, Sudan , CAR , DRC, Burundi, Zambia, Angola, Kenya , Rwanda , Tanzania and Uganda . 

To benefit from the regional research and learning , the project will cost about USD10M  over a period of 5 years in pertneship with  Development Partners like AfDB, UN agencies and UN Office of the Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, according to Dr. Paul Otung.

The three components project will include. project management and institutional capacity building, Regional research and Regional learning. 

The project will help train  in the field of Cooperatives to eight Ms of ICGLR,  support the national empowerment framework and the gender empowerment in GLR MS. 

The project outcome will enhance knowledge a mong the youths Management Cooperatives , lessons and shared experience and technical capacity in the areas of establishing and running agricultural and industrial Cooperatives.

Due to the above the project incur several challenges including social cultural factors, time and budget. 

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