Since its inception in 1969, the Pan African Institute for Development – Regional Institute for West Africa (PAID-WA), Buea has being at the forefront in the training of Africans for self-development and improved wellbeing. This is in line with its vision of being a reference centre for concerted, decent and sustainable development of the African continent, bringing together in every country all persons without distinction of race, nationality, religious origin or belief.  This laudable initiative led to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the authorities of PAID-WA and the National Employment Fund (NEF) Limbe for the continuous training of its loan beneficiaries.

From this backdrop, PAID-WA Buea in partnership with NEF Limbe has once again trained small business owners who are beneficiaries of NEF Loans on Small Business Management. The workshop which held from 18^th to 21^st January 2022 in NEF Limbe had as objective to train and provide participants with the requisite knowledge, skills and techniques to improve and sustain their small businesses amidst numerous challenges. Some of the Modules that were covered include: Business Plan and Idea, Principles and Practice of Book Keeping and the Marketing Aspect of Business. The objective of the workshop was met as participants expressed great satisfaction on the different aspects they were exposed to and that, the knowledge gained will be helpful in the sustainability of their businesses.

Certificates of Participation was awarded to all the participants. The take-home message re-echoed by the authorities of both PAID-WA and NEF was for participants to judiciously put into practice the knowledge learnt in their different businesses.