Mashrafe joins campaign to create jobs for youths

As part of a pilot initiative, the Youth Employment through Skills (YES) programme yesterday launched a fundraising campaign aiming to raise US$ 40,000 to teach young Bangladeshis, repots UNB.
Through the programme, the young Bangladeshis will learn the technical coding, communication and freelancing skills they need to start earning a living in the international digital freelance IT marketplace.
The end goal for the YES programme will be to train 100,000 Bangladeshi youths over the next three years, helping each of them start earning an income of up to US$ 300 a month.
UNDP’s National Goodwill Ambassador for Youth, the legendary Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, captain of the Bangladesh cricket team, will be directly involved in the campaign.
Anyone who supports the campaign will be eligible for some amazing gifts, including Twitter shout-outs and autographed cricket balls and bats from Mashrafe himself.
All the money raised through the campaign will go towards covering the costs of equipping the mobile classroom units with desks, chairs, computers and Internet access, as well as funding the Learn and Earn programme.
The venture is actually collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh and CodersTrust with sponsorship from Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh and Better Shelter.
UNDP Bangladesh acting Country Director Nick Beresford said the Youth Employment through Skills Programme will help the country’s smart and talented young people get a good start in the vibrant global digital economy.
The campaign will be supported by private sector as well. Standard Chartered Bank has already donated US$ 5,000.

Mashrafe joins campaign to create jobs for youths

As part of a pilot initiative, the Youth Employment through Skills (YES) programme yesterday launched a fundraising campaign aiming to raise US$ 40,000 to teach young Bangladeshis, repots UNB. Through the programme, the young Bangladeshis will learn the technical coding, communication and freelancing skills they need to start earning a living in the international digital freelance IT marketplace. The end goal for the YES programme will be to train 100,000 Bangladeshi youthsover the next three years, helping eachof them start earning an income of up to US$ 300 a month. UNDPs National Goodwill Ambassador for Youth, the legendary Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, captain of the Bangladesh cricket team, will be directly involved in the campaign. Anyone who supports the campaign will be eligible for some amazing gifts, including Twitter shout-outs and autographed cricket balls and bats from Mashrafe himself. All the money raised through the campaign will go towards covering the costs of equipping the mobile classroom units with desks, chairs, computers and Internet access, as well as funding the Learn and Earn programme. The venture is actually collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh and CodersTrust with sponsorship fromStandard Chartered Bank Bangladesh and Better Shelter. UNDP Bangladesh acting Country Director Nick Beresford said the Youth Employment through Skills Programme will help the countrys smart and talented young people get a good start in the vibrant global digital economy. The campaign will be supported by private sector as well. Standard Chartered Bank has already donated US$ 5,000.