YDF beneficiaries dodge loan repayment workshop

Young entrepreneurs in the Gaborone district who benefited from the Youth Development Fund (YDF) shunned a loan repayment workshop that was organised for them on Monday.

The workshop, which was convened by the YDF Gaborone district office under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture, was targeted at the funded youth who are defaulting on their loan repayments.

Despite the low attendance by the youth, the workshop carried on with about 10 out of the 60 invited beneficiaries in attendance.

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