US Provides Job Training to Ethnic Minorities and Disabled People in Kon Tum

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

A $400,000 grant through the U.S. Agency for International Development will provide job training to 140 Central Highlands ethnic minorities and disabled youth so they can be more productive and better integrated into the community.

USAID and the Employment and Enterprise Development Program will work with provincial authorities in Kon Tum to offer training programs tailored to the needs of the participants.

"We are looking forward to working with the provincial government and people of Kon Tum," said USAID's country representative Dennis Zvinakis. "Providing the skills and training to the people of Kon Tum is essential for the province's continued development."

The program will be administered by World Concern Development Organization and will also help ethnic minorities and disabled people secure micro-credit to start up or improve their businesses while ensuring they have the skills and training to repay he loans. "We want to provide them with the tools to solve their problems themselves," said Robin Shell, country representative for World Concern.

In addition, the project's peer-support network will offer guidance and promote awareness about the abilities of ethnic minorities and disabled people, groups that sometimes are marginalized from the mainstream community.

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