Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has announced that the government has received over 55,000 applications for the Adwumawura programme, which has been allocated GHS 110 million. The applications are currently being processed to access the funds.
Additionally, the Minister provided an update on the National Apprenticeship Program, revealing that a total of 115,009 applications have been received, with 95,819 trainees and 19,190 trainers. Of the 57,897 online applications, there were 18,571 males, 39,326 females, and 730 youth with disabilities. The first batch of trainees is scheduled to begin training on August 12, 2025.
In a separate development, the National Service Authority (NSA) will begin a six-week Basic Military Orientation programme for 10,000 National Service personnel on August 31, 2025. The program aims to train a total of 100,000 youth.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
