Centre for Omani Youth Initiatives inaugurated

Ibri: Youth Sada celebrated the inauguration of its Youth Initiative Centre recently. Supported by BP Oman’s Social Investment Programme, the centre will provide creative workspaces and foster a range of youth initiatives that contribute to the social work in the Ad Dhahirah region.
The initiatives will be chosen based on set criteria such as value addition and project viability. Furthermore, the Centre will launch a series of programmes, activities and meetings on a continuous basis to enrich the minds of the youth.
“Youth Sada’s initiatives are aligned with our Social Investment Programme’s objective of empowering young Omanis to be the leaders of tomorrow. Our youth will be one of the drivers to lead the nation towards a self-sufficient and a progressive future,” said Shamsa Ahmad Al Rawahi, BP Oman Social Investment Manager. “At BP Oman, we invest in initiatives that provide a platform for creativity and self-development. It is necessary to equip the youth with the right skillset to inspire growth and productivity,” she added.
Youth Sada Centre consists of an incubator that plays the role of a creative workspace. It offers many services for the youth to help them sustain their projects. These include logistics and technical services such as meeting rooms, projectors, audio equipment, Internet, printing services and others. Additionally, it will offer entrepreneurial training services by hosting renowned experts in the field.
It will conduct monthly training workshops for the youth and provide consultations services on annual, operational and marketing project plan.