The Global Shapers Maseru Hub, announces a grant award by the U.S Embassy in Lesotho to further develop soft-skills in young Basotho to boost their entrepreneurship and employability potential.
Over the past two years the Global Shapers Maseru Hub have been carrying out its flagship program, the Skill Up, at various institutes of higher learning in Maseru. The Skill Up is a series of soft skills workshops that aim to equipping young Basotho with the skills necessary to make it in a changing world.
The vision of the project is for Lesotho to have a critical mass of educated and skilled youth, who will contribute to sustained growth and development through innovation and entrepreneurship by coming up with solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing economic and social challenges.
Studies have shown that for young people to meet the demands of the job market, they need to equip themselves with more than just the hard skills they learn from schools. Soft Skills such as Reliability and Punctuality, Perseverance, Customer Service, Communications Skills, Ability to work independently, Problem Solving, learning effectively, Critical Thinking and Adaptability are becoming increasingly important as traditional jobs become automated.
Through the Skill Up Project and in Partnership with the U.S Embassy, the Global Shapers Maseru Hub wish to develop these crucial skills in young people through continued workshops and to advocate for the revision of what Basotho youth learn in schools and in the workplace, so that it is in line with the future of jobs and it produces people who can contribute to the economic and social development of Lesotho.
Global Shapers is an initiative of the World Economic forum, made up of hubs in Cities across the world, its members are exceptional members of diverse communities, young leaders, who work together to shape the future of the world they live in. The Global Shapers Maseru hub in currently made up of 12 members who have volunteered their time and other resources to make a positive contribution to communities in and around Maseru.
Contacts:
Curator – Ms. Paballo Mokoqo, + 266 59981337, [email protected]
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