By BUUMBA CHIMBULUABOUT K3 million has been invested in an initiative to promote greater economic inclusion for disadvantaged young people in the communities by Standard Chartered Bank.The initiative dubbed, Futuremakers ‘Youth to Work’ programme is also meant to tackle inequality.Social and economic inequality limits individuals and collective potential, stifling growth and creating disharmony, says Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Chief Executive Officer, Herman Kasekende.He said this significantly affected disadvantaged young people who could not access the skills and opportunities needed to close the income gap.Mr Kasekende was speaking at the launch of the Futuremakers by Standard Chartered Youth to Work programme – Cohort 2 in Lusaka yesterday.He noted that globally, more than 200 million young people were unemployed but continued to live in poverty due to low income.“Our desire is to provide transformative opportunities that enable young people to build their own bright futures and this drives our ambition to raise US$50 million between 2019 and […]
STANCHART INVESTS K3M IN YOUTH SUPPORT INITIATIVE
