30 youth begin three-month community leadership training

Thirty youths from across Guyana are currently part of a three-month training programme to become community leaders and during a simple opening ceremony yesterday were urged to use the knowledge they would gain to impact positively on the lives of others.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Empowerment, Inclusion and Reconciliation Project training session is being held at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre, High Street. The sessions will be conducted on Fridays and Saturdays.

The participants, drawn from six regions, were chosen after they