MZUZU-(MaraviPost)-With support from Old Mutual, 45 young people have completed their one-month-long training in entrepreneurship and ICT-related skills which included phone and home gadgets repair in Mzuzu over the past weekend.

Old Mutual invested MK7 million in the training which Sanwecka Tech Companions implemented in collaboration with Mzuzu City Council.

Speaking during the close of the training at Mzuzu Sunbird Hotel, Old Mutual Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Patience Chatsika said their company is excited to continue impacting the youth by partnering with organizations like Sanwecka Tech Companies and Mzuzu City Council.

“We would want to alleviate poverty by ending unemployment and making and helping the youth to become self-reliant,” she said.

Mzuzu City Council Director for Parks, Wildlife and Environment Yotamu Mtafya commended Old Mutual for the support to the youth saying it will help to reduce poverty.