Vocational trainings in Keren and Mendefera

Asmara, 11 November 2025 – The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS) branch in the Anseba Region provided a three-month vocational training program to over 300 youth, including 144 females. The training covered computer technology, accounting, editing, electricity, and English language.

Indicating that the training was part of ongoing efforts to develop the vocational capacity of youth, Mr. Azazi Bereketeab, head of the union branch, said that the initiative will continue.

Mr. Rezene Araya, Administrator of Keren city, urged the trainees to apply the knowledge they gained from the training to improve their livelihoods and contribute to their communities.

In the same vein, the NUEYS branch in Mendefera sub-zone conducted a four-month training program on computer technology, electricity line installation, solar system installation, and beauty salon skills for 136 youth in the sub-zone.

Mr. Girmay Gebru, head of the union branch in the Southern Region, said that the branch, in collaboration with partners, is working to enhance the vocational skills of youth and that the training is part of this ongoing effort. He also mentioned that the union branch will provide interest-free loans to enable the trainees to start income-generating activities.

Mr. Tesfay Tsegay, Managing Director of Mendefera sub-zone, expressed the readiness of the sub-zonal administration to stand alongside the union branch in all its activities.