East Coast Demerara : 116 youths from Buxton, ECD, graduated from the Community Action Component (CAC) of its Citizen Security Programme (CSP) conducted by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
This was the second batch of youths from the community to complete the six month CAC training.
Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said at a graduation ceremony last evening, “This is a celebration of accomplishment, a celebration of the way forward.”
He charged the grandaunts to used their initiative to spot opportunities, grasps those opportunities and apply the marketable skills they acquired to be prosperous.
Buxton/Friendship Community Action Officer, Margaret Barnes said that the community is honoured to be involved in the CAC programme and noted that it has, over the past 12 months, benefited over 200 youths in the community.
CAC is part of an endeavour to reduce the spread of violence in communities and focuses on social development programmes for the youths and community members utilising strategies such as skills training to strengthen the youths and general community.
The Ministry of Home Affairs through its CAC offers training in 14 areas including auto mechanic, bakery, cake decoration and electrical installation. The programme to date has trained over 900 youths.
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