YOUTH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT, YEEP
This scheme focuses on helping youths find a worthwhile (profitable) trade and occupation from which to earn a living. This scheme is birthed because of the high rate of militancy and other social vices among the Niger Delta unemployed youths. Thus, this project streamlined to help Niger Delta youths find a gainful and a more honorable occupation.
1 Youth Cooperative Society
Youths were grouped into some various business pursuits of choice. Each group was made up of a maximum of 25 persons. Thus, the seven youth cooperative societies established in this project includes the following:
- Saw-milling business
- Cold room (fish) business
- Riverine transportation business
- Petroleum product sales
- Cement trading
- Building material (wholesale) trading
- Sewing machine/tailoring business
Each of these youth cooperative group was given the sum of N500,000.00 to start off their various business pursuits as listed above. Youth Economic Empowerment Project, YEEP was commissioned in 2006 by the former Minister of Education and Aviation Prof. A.B. Borisade.
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2 External Candidates Exam Registration
The sole funder and visionary of Amange Foundation, Sen. Barigha-Amange, believes that restiveness in the Niger-Delta could be curtailed and contained with a good proper/formal education. He reminded the youths that campaigned for him that, he could only give appointments to those with university certificates in motivating the youths towards further studies and education. pursuits. Thus one of the cardinal thematic fields of Amange Foundation is the youth empowerment through accessible/affordable education (education financial grants).
Furthermore, Sen. Barigha-Amange believes the youths with good education can have a better deal in the wealth distribution of the country. Hence, the foundation initiated an education campaign among school quits by funding the WAEC, NECO and JAMB registration fees for some selected external students every year.
MODE OF APPLICATION:
- Download or print the Application form of MICRO-BUSINESS ASSIST/MICRO-CREDIT SCHEME.
- Fill appropriately and send/mail to the nearest Amange Foundation's office.
- Wait as you will be contacted by Amange Foundation.
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