Bhubaneswar: World Trade Center Bhubaneswar on Wednesday inked a letter of understanding with UNICEF India to put together an effective platform for supporting the adolescents from vulnerable backgrounds and CCIs in order to attain sustainable human development goals.
The key aspects of the understanding is to provide counselling, personality development, life skill training and creating employability to these young masses through effective MSME linkages.
WTC Bhubaneswar and UNICEF India will look to work towards handholding local MSMEs to prosper for overall socio-economic upliftment of Odisha as effective rehabilitation measures and inclusive growth are the parameters which support and drive the eco system of a region towards sustainable growth.
“World Trade Center Bhubaneswar, a member of World Trade Centers Association New York, has been actively involved as a trade facilitation body which aims to promote Odisha globally as well as provide the MSMEs the necessary handholding locally enabling them to grow. The center has been active in the smart city Bhubaneswar since 2014 and is a part of the global network of 314 World Trade Centers in 92 countries. This endeavour is an effort to bridge the huge skill gap which hauls the MSME units of the State as well providing livelihood to the needy,” said Nimeshika Natarajan, Assistant Director, World Trade Center Bhubaneswar.
Monika Oledzka Nielsen, Chief of Field Office, Odisha UNICEF India, pointed out the steps that need to be taken for making this initiative run positively and also develop a roadmap for working forward.
