Yarpah Town, Nyorwein District, Rivercess County – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has announced plans to set up a vocational training center in Yarpah Town, Rivercess County, to provide young people with hands-on skills for jobs and entrepreneurship.
The disclosure was made on Monday by Mr. Mark Korpu, Communication and Visibility Expert at UNIDO-Liberia, during a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on the EU-supported Youth Rising Program.
According to Mr. Korpu, the center will offer training in multiple disciplines designed to prepare young people for Liberia’s job market while also encouraging self-employment through entrepreneurship.
He explained that Rivercess is among the new counties selected to benefit from the second phase of Youth Rising, a program that has been operational in Liberia since 2018.
Meanwhile, community leaders, youth representatives, and civil society organizations attending the forum welcomed the development and pledged their support. They described the initiative as a much-needed opportunity to empower the county’s growing youthful population.
