Youths Awarded For Demonstrating Talented Skills

  Youths in the Bamenda I municipality and other destinations have been awarded prizes after showcasing their talents based on drama, singing, music, dancing, arts and craft, modeling, cinematography and photography. 

Regional delegate of Arts and Culture handing over prizes.

The award of prizes that ranged from 100000cfa, 50000cfa and 25000cfa for first, second and third prize respectively took place on Saturday 18, 2021 at the Regional Assembly hall, up station Bamenda. 

The workshop organized by RED FEATHER AWARD under the theme "Talent for moral civic and entrepreneurial rearmament" under the program YOUTHS TALENT CHALLENGE and sponsored by UNDP, with MINJEC and MINAC as partners. The workshop was set aside to give some soft skills to youths on entrepreneurship, leadership, civic, and moral education which they need in order to succeed as they pursue their goals.

Participants showcasing their know-how in drawing skills.

Nanda Danielle , one of the top award prize winner in modeling urged her friends to be able to seize opportunities to display their talents at any given time.

During the workshop, talks dwelled more on delinquency which is urging the youths to stay away from criminal acts, alcoholism and sexual immorality. Madam Njoka during her presentation, adviced the youths to have a positive mindset because they can make a change in the society and community where they belong to given that talented youths should equally have good morals in the society.  

              Participants at the workshop.

The regional delegate of arts and culture on her own part exhorted the youths to change their society despite where they come from. 

"We promise to sponsor such opportunities like this that deals with talents because we equally encourage talented youths, we are here because of YOTAC and this is the second time YOTAC is in Bamenda and we appreciate such efforts" The regional coordinator for UNDP said.

The Youth Talent Challenge, YOTAC was created in 2013 with headquarters in Yaounde, seeks to detect and promote building talents in Cameroon. Giving them the opportunity to make a living from their God given talents and also to serve as positive influencers in their communities.

By Kimbi Lionel