Government says it is satisfied with the manner in which Chifundo youth project a Lusaka based youth organization has utilized the K25 million loan it had acquired from the government.
Youth Sport and Child Development deputy Ministers Mundia Ndalamei and Maynard Misapa said it is overwhelming to note that youths, with the help of government, have taken it upon themselves to empower their peers through job and wealth creation.
The two Deputy Ministers said it will not help for youths in the country to continue crying to government for jobs when they can actually do something from the money that government always sets aside for their empowerment.
The two Deputy Ministers observed that many youths across the country are blessed with various talents which they can utilize to help them better their lives unlike always waiting for hand outs from government.
Mr. Ndalamei and Mr. Misapa said this in Lusaka during a familiarization tour of Chifundo Youth Project which ventures in carpentry and joinery in Lusaka’s Mandevu compound.
The two Deputy Ministers have since advised Chifundo youth project to diversify their projects and consequently increase their capital base.
Meanwhile the duo have urged youths in the country to take advantage of the K5 billion that government has set aside in this year’s budget for youth empowerment.
Speaking earlier Project Coordinator Kendrick Siame commended government for the funds and has since urged them to consider the project on the K5 billion that they have set aside for youth empowerment.
Mr Siame however appealed to government to help them with an alternative bigger trading place for them to operate in adding that the current place they are operating at is too small and congested.
And Mr. Siame has disclosed that Chifundo Youth Project has empowered many youths including those from the Zambia National Service (ZNS) camps.
He also disclosed that his project has since paid back K24 million out of the K25 million loan they had acquired from government.
ZANIS
MMD govt assists civilians only when elections are near after that they go into hiding.
We need a sincere and very ambitious govt that they turn around thing in our country and take us to the next level. We are tired of living in poverty,no education especially for us poor pipo that cannot afford to take our kids to school until college. We have been talking about these things but no one seem to listen they are only interested in our votes.