About 45 women and youth are being empowered with vocational skills in Juba.
The two-week training which commenced on Friday was organized by the Tranquility for Humanity Organization and will equip disadvantaged people for them to create alternative livelihoods and income-generating activities.
Speaking during the launch of the program, Huda Izedin Juma, Executive Director of Tranquility for Humanity Organization said when women are empowered, the overall well-being of the family is improved.
“When you train people, you expect a lot from them, so we are expecting them to learn because after the training, we are going to be moving around and checking on the progress like how many people have already started the business and how many people have not started and what the challenges are,” said Izedin.
She said the training will help women and the youth to set up their businesses from which they will be able to benefit.
For her part, Penina Wisely Kula, a trainer, encouraged the women to take the training seriously to enhance their living standards.
“We target women, youth, and people with disability because it is said that disability is not inability and that means even the disabled person can be able to do something rather than moving by the roadside asking people for money,” she stated.
She said the training will equip underprivileged people with different skills such as making liquid soap, shampoo, bar soap, and sanitizers.
Meanwhile, Alfred Nimery, one of the beneficiaries living with a disability, said that they would make good use of the skills acquired and demonstrate their capabilities to the public.
“I want to get this training and learn how to make shampoo and hard soap so that it can empower me to become busy, self-reliant, and independent,” he said.