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"T𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏𝒔; 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒄𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚; 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆; 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚; 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕; 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑."

~ Extract of speech delivered by our Lead Consultant/CEO, IdeEkpe Fabian Emmanuel, during the Orientation Workshop organized for about 100 youth onboarded on our YEP's Bayelsa Youth Skills & Entrepreneurship Training Project (BAYSTEP2026) in Yenogoa yesterday Thur, May 14, 2026.

YEP is an unemployment intervention program funded and supported by Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND across the Niger and co-implemented by our organisation - Azure & Gold Development Foundation

Yenogoa, Bayelsa | Nigeria

𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 & 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (𝑩𝑨𝒀𝑺𝑻𝑬𝑷).

With the support and funding from the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta - PIND, our Foundation - Azure & Gold Development Foundation is pleased to announce the commencement of the Bayelsa Youth Skills Training & Entrepreneurship Project (BAYSTEP 2026) - an initiative aimed at equipping young people in Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta region with market-relevant vocational and entrepreneurial skills.

𝑬𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂:
▪️Residents of Bayelsa State or indigenes of the Niger Delta region
▪️Must be between 16 and 35 years old
▪️Individuals who are out of school, unemployed, or underemployed
▪️Demonstrated interest in acquiring vocational skills

𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆:
🔸Welding & Aluminium Fabrication
🔸Plumbing & Pipe Fittings
🔸Electrical Installation & Maintenance
🔸Tiling
🔸Paint Production & Painting

Participation in the programme is free, and beneficiaries will gain practical competencies to enhance employability and support entrepreneurial ventures.

Application Link: Interested applicants should apply here: https://bit.ly/JoinBAYSTEP2026. Deadline for Application: May 2, 2026.

See flyer for other details