Mekelle, April 25, 2008 (WIC) - Youth in Gantaafeshum Woreda of Eastern Tigray Zone held a conference on the implementation of the development package designed to solve the socio-economic problems of the youth.
More than 400 model youth farmers participated in the two-day conference which dwelt on ways of involving 6,200 landless and unemployed youth in the package.
The youth exchanged experiences and deliberated on problems that arose during the implementation of the youth development package.
Woreda Youth Affairs and Sports Office Head, Fitsum Kahsay, said youth that did not engage in the development package in the woreda need to draw valuable lessons from model youth who registered satisfactory results getting embraced by the package.
Woreda Public Relations Head Abraha Gebremedhin, on his part pledged that the woreda administration would extend the necessary assistance to the model youth.
Some 25 outstanding youth were awarded at the conclusion of the annual conference.