Luanda - The Vice-President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, on Friday in Luanda, reaffirmed the government's commitment to address the main concerns of young people.
Bornito de Sousa, who was speaking to the press at the end of a working visit to the Angolan Youth Institute (IAJ), said that some tasks were seen as priorities, mainly those of the education and training of young people, as they gave them access to a set of elements for life and for the country's development.
"It is through study and training that will allow them to embark on employment and entrepreneurship initiatives, giving access to improved social and cultural conditions and food security," said the Vice President.
He also highlighted the contribution of youth in the country's development.
In her turn, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula Sacramento, considered it imperative that young people know how to take advantage of the opportunities offered, for a greater participation in the country's development.
"We will continue to work and give a voice to young people. Still this month, we are going to award the young people of merit, because it is with these actions that we have managed to show to other young people that to reach excellence is to contribute with the development of the country", she underscored.
On his turn, the deputy director-general of the IAJ, Arsénio Satyohamba, explained that the institution has internal and transversal programmes such as the Integral Plan for Youth Development, with axes for the insertion of youths in active life, the programme of economic guidance for youths (Proej), aimed at strengthening the institutional capacity of associations and youth organizations with the training of leaders, financial and methodological support, as well as the credit line (Projovem).
The Angolan Youth Institute is a public institution created by Presidential Decree No. 309/14, endowed with legal personality and administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy, with the task of operationalizing public policies for youth.
