{"id":34529,"date":"2020-01-27T02:40:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T02:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mustaqbalradio.net\/?p=34529"},"modified":"2020-01-28T10:19:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T10:19:44","slug":"u-s-announces-1-6m-to-promote-youth-workforce-development-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/u-s-announces-1-6m-to-promote-youth-workforce-development-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S announces $1.6M to promote youth workforce development in Somalia."},"content":{"rendered":"

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Monday $1.6 million for Somali youths in businesses in an effort to promote youth workforce development.<\/p>\n

The event was opened by Somalia\u2019s prime minister Hassan Ali Kheyre and graced by The US ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister opened a project to fund 340 young Somalis who have displayed successful business innovations in the horn of Africa nation.<\/p>\n

In the event the prime minister said, \u201cSomali youth often face a range of challenges to their economic success,\u201d said PM Khaire. \u201cBut Somali youth are also some of the most motivated, resourceful, business savvy, and resilient contributors to our economy. The initiative launched today will help begin a sustainable path for access to finance for our youth, who are the key to our country\u2019s growth and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Somali government is implementing the program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with US $ 1.6M, with participation from some of the country\u2019s business entities.<\/p>\n

US Ambassador Donald Y Yamamoto while addressing the Somali Youth Investment Expo said, \u201cSomali youth are Somalia\u2019s future and they should be empowered to invest in their own futures and in their nation,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d said Ambassador Yamamoto. \u201cWorking hand-in-hand along with the Government of Somalia and the private sector, we are investing in our shared commitment to improve Somalia\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is inspiring to witness the enthusiasm and work ethic of Somalia\u2019s young people \u2013 our workforce of tomorrow,\u201d said Mr. Mahat Mohamed Ahmed, CEO of IBS Bank. \u201cAt IBS Bank, our mission is to positively transform peoples\u2019 lives by providing quality, accessible and affordable financial services. Partnering with the USAID GEEL program allows us to have an even greater positive impact on the Somali economy by creating jobs,<\/p>\n

In this initiative, USAID also aims to increase access to quality education, contributes to the country\u2019s economic development, the growth of the family livelihoods,<\/p>\n

The new effort is also expected to create over 1,000 new job opportunities for Somali youth by developing the skills they need in today\u2019s global economy.<\/p>\n

The Somali government is prioritizing empowering youth and creating job opportunities to meet their needs, and play a major role in the overall development of the country and the Somali people.<\/p>\n

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Monday $1.6 million for Somali youths in businesses in an effort to promote youth workforce development. The event was opened by Somalia\u2019s prime minister Hassan Ali Kheyre and graced by The US ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto. The Prime Minister opened a project to fund…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mustaqbalmedia.net\/so\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}