BWI Board chair challenges graduates in furniture makingJackson P. Paye, chairman of the Booker Washington Institute (BWI) Board of Governors, has challenged members of the maiden class of 31 trainees who graduated on Tuesday in rubber furniture making to become job creators. The three-month intensive training was funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Tuesday’s program held on the BWI campus in Kakata, Margibi County coincided with the dedication of the newly constructed Domestic Science Department building. Twenty-five (25) of the trainees included carpenters from rubber producing counties, including Margibi and Montserrado. The training also included converting cubic meters to cubic feet when measuring preserved wood for furniture making.

Source: Daily Observer December 21, 2017 02:15 UTC