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Out-of-school youth develop literacy and numeracy skills. “I am very happy that my children are learning skills and learning to read . This will ensure that my daughters will be self-reliant .” – Mr. Ahmed, MEGA- SkY , India. Youth build practical, marketable, skills .
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“I am very happy that my children are learning skills and learning to read. This will ensure that my daughters will be self-reliant .” – Mr. Ahmed, MEGA-SkY, India
“[The militia] was a bleak and hopeless situation. It was while I was still with them that I heard about the Shaqodoonskill training program. Five months ago, I didn’t have a clue what a cooling system was and now I can trouble-shoot refrigerators, compressors or freezers, and comfortably repair them all.” – Galkayo, Shaqodoon, Somalia
Youth work, earn, and invest in themselves.
“Life has changed a lot. Before AkaziKanoze, I couldn’t even afford shoes or pants. Now, Iknow how to set goals. Now, I set aside money for food, allowance, and savings.” – Emmanuel, AkaziKanoze, Rwanda
“I feel a lot of improvement in my personality. Communication skills, change of attitudes, removing fear, money management and handling responsibilities are areas that I have learnt from this training.” – Meera, MEGA-SkY, India
“It feels satisfying to pay back to your community, especially when the service you are doing is a practical one that is visible to all.” – Fatma, G-Youth, Kenya