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President Luis Abinader attended the graduation ceremonies of a social program carried out by his Social Policy Cabinet and called “Opportunity 14-24.” This is an educational program that is aimed at young people that are at risk due to poverty or other factors.
There are over 100 of these training facilities around the country that prepare these young people for entry into the labor market by providing real life skills that are desirable in the marketplace.
During this ceremony, over 4,500 students from all of the different parts of the country graduated. They received training in 59 trade career paths, such as PC and cellphone repairs, woodworking, welding, hairdressing and barbershop operations.
Tony Peña Guaba, the head of the Social Policy Cabinet, noted that these young people would otherwise have been part of the “ninis,” or young...
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