Displaced youths graduate from professional training in Cabo Delgado

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Displaced youths graduate from professional training in Cabo Delgado

9:53 CAT | 08 Mar 2022

Photo: Twitter / @UNHCRMozambique

Over two hundred young people displaced by islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado graduated on 4 March in the provincial capital, Pemba, from vocational training provided by IFPELAC (Alberto Cassimo Institute of Prodessional Training and Labour Studies).

Among the courses taken were carpentry, metalworking, brickmaking, bricklaying, plumbing, secretarial work, air conditioning maintenance, painting, and electrical installation.

The courses form part of the efforts by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to promote social and economic inclusion in Cabo Delgado through the transfer of skills to enable people to enter the labour market.

According to a press release from UNHCR, the project also promotes gender equality with women receiving access to technical and professional training.

The head of UNHCR in Pemba, Margarida Loureiro, stressed “we hope that this group will be just the first and it is an example of equitable and sustainable reconstruction”.

For Joao Massingue of IFPELAC, “we are committed to training young people in the province, not only for their insertion into the labour market but also for activities in line with the Cabo Delgado Reconstruction Plan”. The Reconstruction Plan was approved by the government in September and will restore social and economic infrastructure destroyed by islamic terrorists.

Under the partnership with IFPELAC, UNHCR covers the costs of registration and fees for technical courses, a stipend for transport and basic necessities, protection equipment, professional kits, and the development of essential life skills through additional training and experiential learning.

#Happeningnow 215 displaced people + host communities’ members are graduating in nine professional courses. This is part of a joint initiative led by UNHCR + IFPELAC.

This collaboration aims to help youth find a job market suited to their skills. pic.twitter.com/lCEOFfBxSH

— UNHCR Mozambique (@UNHCRMozambique) March 4, 2022