The U.S. Company for Worldwide Growth (USAID) Youth Resilience, Inclusion, and Empowerment (Y-RIE) program, in collaboration with the Male Empowerment Community (M.E.N.) and the Ministry of Labor, just lately launched Ignite and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
This partnership will present youth with skilled improvement, job placement, abilities coaching and well-being help.
The initiative marks a big step in direction of enhancing the employability and resilience of youth and reinforces america and Guyana governments’ partnership on youth improvement and empowerment.
By Ignite, youth aged 17-25 years from choose communities, will acquire entrepreneurial competencies, office readiness abilities, psychosocial help, mentoring, and based mostly on their desire, vocational coaching in areas corresponding to welding, electrical set up, plumbing amongst many others.
Ignite addresses the quick want for higher youth participation within the workforce and supplies holistic programming that helps enhanced financial pathways for younger Guyanese.
In her remarks, Deputy Chief of Mission Adrienne Galanek said, “You’re being provided specialised job coaching and training tailor-made that will help you succeed. Commit totally, present up every single day, and think about every problem as a steppingstone.”
In his deal with, Minister Joseph Hamilton emphasised the significance of self-discipline and resilience amongst younger individuals, to have the ability to totally profit from the alternatives Ignite will present. He additionally urged personal sector companions to completely help this partnership.
The Minister emphasised that Ignite, “aligns strategically with our nationwide youth improvement insurance policies and helps our imaginative and prescient of an inclusive and expert workforce.”
USAID’s Y-RIE Program was formally launched in Guyana in Might 2023. Along with Ignite, the Y-RIE program just lately launched the Take Two Program with ChildLink, which presents structured mentorship for youth.
Y-RIE additionally works with the Ministry of Human Companies and Social Safety to increase and enhance social companies for communities. The Y-RIE Youth Committee, which incorporates younger individuals from its focus communities, works alongside its technical crew to extend the relevance and affect of youth experiences and experience.
