A Non-Governmental Organization, the Initiative For Entrepreneurship and Talent Advancement, has concluded arrangements to partner with the United Nations towards the promotion of entrepreneurial skills for Nigerian youths and women.
The decision was aimed at mitigating the effects of the ongoing global economic downturn as a result of the falling oil prices.
The partnership will afford Nigerian youths and women to benefit from its trainings, mentoring and funding that would help them establish their own businesses and become self reliant.
The organization has already empowered over 1,000 youths and women in Nigeria in the last three years of its establishment.
The new Chairman of IETA, Mr. Maxwell Esan told journalists in Abuja that the United Nation’s Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, has already given his nod to partner with IETA “to help reduce unemployment, hunger and rapid poverty among the youths and women especially in Africa and Nigeria in particular.”
Esan said, “We are to partner with the UN for funding, material and manpower development needs; we are also considering a strategic alliance with blue chip companies like the Dangotes, Globacom and many more.”
He promised that IETA will as from 2015 go out to sensitize the youths and women in the country to come out to receive free skills training and mentoring from the organzation to better their lots.
According to him the membership drive will also focus on the artists, entertaiment, sports just to mention a few.
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