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Youth empowerment project launched

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    The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Action Aid Sierra Leone, an NGO, have agreed on a plan to encourage youths to be more pro-active in improving their welfare and so become responsible citizens, UNICEF said in its 18-25 July situation report.

    The project will include activities such as peace and human rights promotion, technical/vocational skills training and human reproductive health (particularly HIV/AIDS) education. It aims to benefit some 4,300 youths in Freetown, the town of Mile 91 to the east of the capital, as well as Bo and Kenema in the southeast of the country, UNICEF reported.

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