{"id":21182,"date":"2022-06-03T19:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/youstart-programme-phase-one-engagement-ends-csos-agi-nabco-next"},"modified":"2022-06-03T19:29:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T19:29:18","slug":"youstart-programme-phase-one-engagement-ends-csos-agi-nabco-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/youstart-programme-phase-one-engagement-ends-csos-agi-nabco-next","title":{"rendered":"YouStart programme: Phase One engagement ends: CSOs, AGI, NABCo next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>The Government has concluded phase one of the YouStart stakeholder engagements with institutions, regional ministers, and metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) from the Eastern, Volta and Oti regions.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that the phase two would begin from Monday, June 6, during which civil society organisations, Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Association of Ghana Industries, identifiable youth groups, Nation Builders&#8217; Corps (NABCo), Faith-Based Organisations, and the media would be engaged to sensitise them on the programme and solicit their feedback ahead of the launch by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the end of the phase one in Koforidua, Dr John Ampontuah Kumah, a Deputy Minister of Finance, said the programme was successful and that the phase two would improve its understanding and acceptability.<\/p>\n<p>So far, there has been an engagement with MMDCEs and regional ministers across the country, tasked to set up YouStart desks at the grassroot level ahead of the launch.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kumah said the Government had worked to reduce the unemployment rate in the country through recruitment into the public sector, NABCO, 1D1F, and Planting for Food and Jobs, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The YouStart initiative is intended to create one million jobs in the next three years and government would ensure the involvement of everyone in its planning and execution, he said. 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