Team leader of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in Freetown and the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Constituency 95, Friday commissioned a skill training center at Newton in the western rural area district.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, GTZ's Christian Hagedorn said the aim of the project is to promote, develop and build the capacity of youths and young adults through non-formal education and to also improve the agricultural sector in the community.

"GTZ is working with the MP and the community elders to bring development," he said while explaining that he saw the unfinished building while traveling to Bo last year.

"I came down and told the community elders to give me the building as I had the intention of constructing a skill training center in the area. The building was later given to me and I have completed it," he said.

Hagedorn said youths are the future of any country and hoped that with the skill training center, most of the youths will learn different skills that will subsequently contribute towards the development of the community.

The MP, Honorable Claude Kamanda said the skill training center is the fourteenth project that has been completed in his community since his election into office and pledged government's full support to changing the status of women and youths in the provinces.

Hon. Kamanda said youths should take the center very important and pledged to improve on the education, health, markets, agriculture and road infrastructure. He cited women and youths in the provinces as the most vulnerable and poorest among Sierra Leoneans.