Twifo Praso (C/R), Jan 12, GNA- The Twifo-Heman-Lower-Denkyira district assembly has so far offered employment to 772 youth under the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in the district. Mr Samuel Agyeibie-Kessie, District Chief Executive, who disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday, said 338 youth have been engaged in the youths in agriculture project, with 250 of them, having been supplied with agricultural inputs and the remaining 88, given loans for cash crops cultivation.

Two hundred and eighty three youths, he said were engaged for the community education model, out of which 150 are currently taking part in the untrained teacher basic education programme at the Komenda teacher training college.

He said 60 others, have been enrolled for the health extension workers programme, 40, for the PSI on oil palm, 41, in waste and sanitation management and 10 as sanitary guards to assist environmental health officers.

Mr Agyeibie-Kessie gave the assurance that the NYEP was on course, despite a few problems being encountered, adding that the programme has been "a great source of relief" for many unemployed youths, who could have been enticed into social vices such as stealing, robbery, prostitution and drug addiction.