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Empowering Youth: New Initiative Tackles Unemployment and Climate

8/13/2025

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On International Youth Day, August 12, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii called on Ebonyi State's youth to foster a nurturing leadership environment amid pressing issues like soaring unemployment and inadequate governance. In a powerful response, SOS Children’s Villages Canada unveiled the Green Growth initiative, aiming to uplift over 18,000 vulnerable youth in East Africa by tackling unemployment and climate change head-on.

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On International Youth Day, August 12, Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii called on Ebonyi State's youth to foster a nurturing leadership environment amid pressing issues like soaring unemployment and inadequate governance. In a powerful response, SOS Children’s Villages Canada unveiled the Green Growth initiative, aiming to uplift over 18,000 vulnerable youth in East Africa by tackling unemployment and climate change head-on.