50 Kuru Kuru grads get UNDP grants

Former students of the Kuru Kuru Training College along with Devanand Ramdatt, Assistant Director of Youth, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, UNDP representative, Shonette Morrison and Jagnarine Somwar, Centre Administration of the Kuru Kuru Training College (GINA photo)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) presented 50 graduates from the Kuru Kuru Training College (KKTC) with micro grants to help them put their training into good use.

At a brief ceremony, the Government Information Agency (GINA) said UNDP representative Shonette Morrison told the group of 2010-2011 graduates that the grant would help them to implement their business venture “… so that you can utilise the skills that you would have acquired during your training. You are now empowered to make a positive contribution to yourself, to society and also to create economic stability.”

Each student received $30,000 while 16 from the