Sophia youth participate in self-reliance workshop  

Some of the participants (standing) at the opening of the 16th Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop. Pictured seated from left to right are: Lieutenant Colonel (ret’d) Yvonne Smith, Confidential Secretary to the First Lady; Genevieve Allen, Regional Chairman, Demerara-Mahaica;Yohann Sanjay Pooran, Facilitator, Interweave Solutions and Andriea Marks, Sophia Community Coordinator. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

On Monday morning, thirty-three young people from Sophia assembled in the Cummings Park Multi-Purpose Centre to participate in the 16th Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop.

According to a press release from the Ministry of the Presidency, the participants, many of whom are young and unemployed, were selected to participate in the training programme in order to empower them to create employment for themselves and enhance their community.