Sierra Leone News : Aurora Engages 85 Youth on IT Training

A non-governmental organization, Aurora Foundation in-collaboration with Sam Skip has on Friday 18th March, 2016 held a one week Information and Technology (IT) training session for 85 youths of various learning institutions across the country.

The Executive Director of Aurora Foundation, Madam Regina Bjarnadottir said, Sam Skip is a shipping and logistics company based in Iceland and Holland. She confirmed that Sam Skip had been donating computers to charitable homes in Holland but has now extended their charity to Sierra Leone.

She said, the foundation has been working in Sierra Leone for the past eight years now to improve the educational sector and to create job opportunities for youths. She added that they have built sixty schools in Kono district. She admitted that, Aurora is a private foundation which generates funds from its members

Madam Bjarnadottir noted that, Aurora has established Neptun Company that is operating in Bonthe Island, Kortrite and Tombo village. She informed that, they are also now working with Sam Skip to do a pilot training for young people in Sierra Leone, so as to increase their knowledge in IT and to help them get better job opportunities.

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