2500 LIberian Women to Train (Help from Nike & Goldman Sach)

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2500 Liberian Women To Undergo Skills Training
By: Jimmey C. Fahngon (The Journal's Chief Correspondent)
(Monrovia-Liberia-Sept 29, 08)-Assistant Presidential Press Secretary Charles Nelson has disclosed that Nike Foundation in collaboration with the World Bank is said to have agreed to provide skills training for 1500 young Liberian women between the ages of 16-24. He also added that an American investment group, Goldman Sachs, has announced an initiative in which it would provide funding to train 1000 Liberian women to set up businesses. Mr. Nelson said the disclosure of the mentioned assistance for Liberian women was made during President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s visit to the United States during which she met with the mentioned groups.
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