Gov’t, UNDP project to train potential youth leaders

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Ganga Persaud (left) and UNDP Resident Representative in Guyana Khadija Musa at the signing of the MOU. (GINA photo)

A new project that will cost US$150,000 is aiming at capacity building for the development of Guyana’s young people and will focus on training potential youth leaders.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday  signed an agreement for the commencement of the Youth Empowerment Inclusion and Reconciliation Project, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said.

The project is aimed at  addressing inadequate youth participation in government and the persistent social changes that