Caritas Freetown successfully convened a stakeholders’ meeting for the ELEVATE Project — Empowering Youth: Scaling and Integrating the Youth Readiness Intervention into Employment Promotion Programs and Schools and enhancing coping skill and substance use prevention in Sierra Leone at its coordination office in Kingtom, Freetown.
The meeting brought together key partners, including representatives from the Ministry of Youth Affairs Sierra Leone, Ministry of Social Welfare, Kissi psychiatrist teaching hospital and Global Network for youth forum respectively to strengthen collaboration and enhance youth empowerment initiatives. Discussions focused on integrating youth readiness interventions into employment promotion programmes and schools to ensure young people are better equipped with skills of positive coping mechanisms, improving emotional regulation, resilience, and opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.
A comprehensive overview of the project’s goals, objectives, and expected outcomes was presented by the Programs Manager (BC/Caritas). This was followed by stakeholder reflections, group discussions, and interactive engagement sessions aimed at identifying collaboration models, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and assessing resources needed for effective implementation.
The meeting concluded with clear action points, renewed commitments to partnership, and strong enthusiasm to collectively advance youth development and employment readiness initiatives.
Caritas Freetown appreciates the active participation of all stakeholders and looks forward to continued collaboration as partners work together to empower young people and expand opportunities for capital development in the future.
