SKILLS ACQUISITION AND BASIC LITERACY AS TOOLS FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This paper focused on ski8lls acquisition and basic literacy as tools for women and youth empowerment The paper discussed women, youths, women empowerment The study further expatiated on dimensions of women’s empowerment, benefits and significance of women’s empowerment, strategies for women’s empowerment, skills acquisition, importance of skills acquisition for women, skills acquisition for youths, impact of basic literacy on women empowerment, ‘barriers and challenges that hinder women and youths from acquiring skills and basic literacy, best practices, interventions, and policies that have successfully promoted skills acquisition and basic literacy among women and youths, conclusion was drawn and some recommendations were made.