OOLG: Int'l Brewery in OOLG to Train 500 Youths in entrepreneurial Drives

BY: PRINCE SONEYE, OOLG

International Brewery Plc in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area; in conjunction with Obafemi Owode Local Government has announced the commencement of applications for the 2023 edition of entrepreneurial initiatives  training for youths; range from 18 to 35 years.

The drives was said to be  part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to improve the welfare of the dwellers and positively to affect the lives of the residents of the host communities.

The initiative which was launched some years ago has been rated as one of the leading programs that support young entrepreneurs in Nigeria.

 The portal for applicants for this year’s Kickstart is now open for youths between the ages of 18-35. 

Successful youths will win Grants between N500,000 to N3million.

They will also qualify for training and mentorship programs with some of the industry giants.  Link to apply: https://bit.ly/2023kickstartapplication

According to the Chairman Obafemi Owode Local government, Amb Ogunsola Adesina Lanre, stated that the idea behind the Kickstart initiative is to empower the young people economically, to contributing the quota to bridge the unemployment gap in the country. 

Further said this year International Brewery Foundation is partnering with the Obafemi Owode Local government to train youths in different businesses, skills, and leadership development modules. 

Amb. Ogunsola, however urged young business owners to also  take advantage of the opportunity as to increase their skill in various convocations of embarkment.