Project Dawn expands skills training for vulnerable youth

More than 500 young people have benefited from Project Dawn since the programme began in 2022, with a further 115 participants now beginning skills training aimed at improving their prospects for employment, entrepreneurship and long-term personal development.

At the Project Dawn orientation ceremony at the Jean and Norma Holder Hospitality Institute in Marine Gardens, Hastings, on Thursday, Minister for Youth and Culture Senator Shane Archer told this year’s intake that the initiative was deliberately designed to be proactive.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office with responsibility for Youth and Culture, Senator Shane Archer and Director of the Jean & Norma Holder Hospitality Institute Roderick Prescod speaking to the new cohort of this year’s Project Dawn programme. (Photo Credit: Shamar Blunt)