Dozens of “jobless youth” in Nigeria, Ghana to Benefit from Salesian Inaugural Eco-Program

The SDB officials further explain, “The training will contribute to what’s known as the Green and Digital Transition (Twin Transition) with the aim of meeting ambitious environmental goals of the European Green Deal and the Europe-Africa Strategic Partnership.”

They say that the Twin Transition seeks to adopt “a circular development model”, transform "linear industrial value chains to minimize waste and pollution", and “make better use of waste generated, and ensure environmental standards.”

The SDB officials further say that the inaugural initiative “will further address the gap in environmental studies and technology training, which until now were offered exclusively at the university level.”

The Salesians say the program was developed by a consortium of three European partners including AREA, a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) in Italy, the CNOS-FAP federation also in Italy, and the Mundus Association in Spain.

Ghana-based Whizzy Academy and Presbyterian Relief Services and Development, and Pan Atlantic University Foundation, and Lagos Waste Management Authority in Nigeria are also collaborators in the program.

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SDB officials say that the initiative aims at filling the gap in “technical training to respond to job vacancies in the environmental sector, particularly in waste management.”

In the April 19 report, Adriano Mauro, the AREA founder and project coordinator is quoted as saying, “We are very proud of this project, which was born thanks to a solid knowledge of the reality and needs of the labor market in West Africa and a network of international partners of the highest level.”

“Our team is already at work coordinating the project activities and we will also have the opportunity to test an immersive digital solution for distance learning that we are developing,” Mr. Mauro adds.

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.