Speaking in an interview, Mr Botwe said his aim was to ensure that the girls acquired skills which could get them jobs or make them self employed after completing their training within the next two to three years.
He said he was saddened by the high rate of unemployment in the constituency and promised that he would ensure that a majority of young people acquired skills.
Mr Botwe said the next batch of the sponsorship would go to young men who would like to acquire skills in carpentry, automobile mechanic tailoring, masonry and driving.
He said all the beneficiaries were those who completed Junior High and Senior High Schools and could not further their education due to financial difficulties and added that such categories of people should not be left to their fate.
Mr Botwe said he would look for more resources to enable more people to benefit from the programme.
One of the beneficiaries, Ms Doris Agyei, commended Mr Botwe and said that some of them had completed Junior High School for more than three years, but due to financial difficulties they could not further their education.
Ms Agyei said the programme had come at the right time and added that they would complete the training to make them useful to society.-
GNA
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