A four days training targeting youths in Guadalcanal and Malaita successful ended yesterday.
Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) organized the event under the Youth Engage Livelihood Project (YELP) at the Maranatha Hall where the youths camped together for the past four days.
The training kicked off Monday with a reconciliation ceremony where shell money between the youths were exchanged to say sorry for past problems which had affected the two islands.
Topics covered during the training included gender, accountability, disability, educational talks, and financial management .
There were open dialogues, group discussions and drama show.
The project was funded by AusAID and implemented by ADRA.
From North Malaita youths attending the program came from Musukui, Bina, Fouia, Adagege, Gwaunasuu, Kwailabesi, Ngaliwawao and Lumaluu communities.
While from North East Central Guadalcanal youths came from Geza, New Tenabuti, Tumbosa, Kaio, Tau, Bemuta, Doe, Buvi and Vasakiki communities.
Each community has 6 Participants represented their communities which totaled up to 120 participants.
Assistance project manager Patrick Mesia said it is a five years program that aims to mobilize rural youths to share their learning ability, past challenges in communities and focused on Strength Base Approach (SBA).
He said they have introduced the SBA to youths living in rural areas so that youths may understand how to manage themselves.
“Most youths have skills to do things but lack of knowledge and this program is designed to impart important skills to utilizes their resources in their own village so that they may not rely on Parliament Members (MP) and other people,” Mr Mesia said.
Huka Geneses from Vaskiki village in Guadalcanal said the program is an eye opener for him.
“I have learned alot of new issues from this program and also develop friendship.
“I usually hear about strengthen base approach but following this training I now understand the concept and idea how to go about the using my skills and resources in my communities.
“Coming to this program is not a mistake but it is a vision for me to gain some new and fresh ideas to share with my communities.”
The program ended yesterday with a display of what the youths have been doing over the past days.
Participants have also thanked ADRA, AusAID and facilitators for the training.
BY DENVER NEWTER
Dated Saturday, 20 August 2011 09:02
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