Anambra State Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy is partnering Teenovative Africa to create career opportunities for youths.
The partnership is aimed at fully developing the digital entrepreneurship sub sector.
Teenovative Africa is a Pan-African Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to providing support services and development of youths potential for self discovery.
Receiving a delegation of the group in her office on a courtesy visit, the Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Professor Theresa Obiekezie, said her Ministry would collaborate with recognized bodies to achieve its mandate.
She added that partnership was critical for successful implementation of its programmes and projects, aimed at harnessing the potential of youths in the state.
The Commissioner who described the collaborative arrangement as crucial and apt, directed the Digital Entrepreneurship Office, which is an agency under the supervision of the Ministry, to liaise with the group to articulate a blueprint to facilitate the move.
Responding, the Director General, Digital Entrepreneurship Office, Engineer Ifeanyi Aniagoh, identified areas of collaboration to include, nurturing, expansion and utilization of the digital space for economic empowerment and sustainability.
He informed that the Office under his watch has already introduced some programmes including Digipreneur Week, KidCode and I-Can Project among others, to harness talented youths for skill development and wealth creation.
Speaking arlier, the President of Teenovative Africa, Mr Mmaduabuchi Okeke, told the Commissioner that the organisation was founded in 2016 out of passion to address societal challenges militating against youth productivity.
He also revealed that over the years, it had assisted no fewer than 7,000 youths to rediscover themselves through training and mentorship programmes organized in varied areas of specialization.
