KARACHI: The Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan (AKF-P), in collaboration with USAID, Education and Employment Alliance (EEA), International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) will train 400 youths of various areas of Pakistan in the hospitality sector.
The Livelihood Up-gradation and Development of Youth Programme focuses on building technical and management capacities of approximately 400 youth (within the age limit of 18-29 years) in Karachi, Lahore, Muzaffarabad, Quetta, Gilgit and Swat.
The Karachi training was inaugurated on Monday at the Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Karachi; which is a partner organisation in this programme. Other partner organisations include Pakistan-Austria Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Swat; College of Tourism and Hotel Management, Lahore; Tourism Promotion Services (Pakistan) Serena Hotels, Chefs Association of Pakistan, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, Gilgit, Karakoram International University, Gilgit; NGO Resource Centre, Karachi and the National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC).
The office of Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) was established in 1969 on the invitation of the Government of Pakistan. It is a branch of the Aga Khan Foundation (headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland), which is a private, international development agency committed to supporting disadvantaged communities irrespective of race, gender, religious affiliation or political persuasion.
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