(a) Define Youth empowerment. (b) List three youth empowerment skills. (c) State three efforts of government towards youth empowerment.

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(a) Definition of youth empowerment

Youth empowerment is the process of equipping young people with the knowledge, skills, resources and opportunities that will make them self-reliant, productive and responsible members of society.

(b) Three youth empowerment skills

1. Vocational skills (for example tailoring, welding, carpentry).
2. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills.
3. Entrepreneurial and business management skills.

(c) Three efforts of government towards youth empowerment

1. Establishment of skill acquisition and vocational training centres for the youth.
2. Provision of loans, grants and empowerment schemes (for example N-Power, YouWin and SURE-P) to support young entrepreneurs.
3. Creation of agencies and programmes such as the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to train and provide jobs for youths.