NAVTSS launches its new project targeting Palestinian youth in Ain el Helweh

The National Association for Vocational Training and Social Services (NAVTSS) launched last week its newest project entitled ”The Voice of Youth” located in Ain el Helweh  which aims to empower Palestinian youth through vocational training, psychological counseling  and achieving economic independence.  According to the project coordinator, Haytham Abdo, the Voice of Youth will seek to raise community awareness on the conditions and realities of the youth population in Ain el Helweh in order to help them secure employment while targeting young people who dropped out of schools.  The project will provide vocational training to some 75 young people (50 girls and 25 boys) over a one year period as well as counseling and guidance services to equip young people with those skills that will enable them to become competitive in the job market, improve their employability chances and enable them to start up their own businesses while providing psychological support to more than 200 young women and men and their families.
The project will also select 20 young women and men who will prove to be distinguished in their vocational training, who will receive some tools to start their business. They will also benefit from a start your own business training that will be delivered by a specialised organisation.  Others will also have access to training workshops enabling them to find jobs, and that will be implemented in collaboration with organisations such as the ILO, UNRWA and others.
Source: Al-Safir 23 September 2013