MTC 4LIFE CONTINUES TO EMPOWER YOUTH

Windhoek, Feb 7- Namibia’s premier digital driver has yesterday announced
the continuation of its MTC 4Life program, which is a Corporate Social Investment initiative
driven to train and empower the youth with entrepreneurial and practical business skills
needed to start or upscale their small and medium enterprises. The objective is to reduce
the unemployment rate by stimulating and aiding the willing youth to create employment
opportunities for themselves and others.
Once again, the program will offer 40 Namibian youth an opportunity to participate in a two-
weeklong training program in various trades, including Barbering, Brick manufacturing,
animation, carpentry, hairstyling, electricity and solar, upholstery and welding, respectively.
The training in these trades will be conducted by contracted qualified Namibian trainers.
Upon completion of the training, trainees will receive a start-up toolkit and an amount of
N$5000 capital.
This year, applicants are expected to come from four regions: Erongo, Hardap, Omaheke,
and Zambezi.
When asked why only those four regions, MTC Corporate Communications Practitioner,
Erasmus Nekundi stated that all regions will eventually benefit from the program.  “Since
last year, we have adopted a targeted approach of tackling a few regions at a time. And this
is strategically to achieve program implementation efficacy as we strive to record a
meaningful impact. Last year we covered Omusati, Kavango East and west, Kunene, and
Otjozondjupa, and now we are continuing with the new regions that we have not covered.”
Nekundi stated that MTC, as a corporate citizen, will continue to contribute to the social and
economic welfare of Namibians through its various CSI initiatives. “We have embedded in
our business practices a culture of meaningfully contributing to our country’s social and
economic development, hence driving and upholding programs such as MTC 4Life
(amongst others) where the aim is to reduce youth unemployment by imparting the
necessary skills and giving the youth the much-needed capital to kickstart and grow their
own micro businesses.”
Interested candidates have until 27 February 2025 to submit their application. More
information on the requirements and how to apply can be obtained on MTC website and
social media pages.