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training phase were also involved in the mandatory internship program. This activity technicallymade it difficult to mobilize savings in order to qualify for external credit assistance.The youth involvement in mandatory internship program, though it cause some delay inimplementation of the project, but it was highly beneficial and a value- added to the project. Thisinternship was able to help equip the youth with more technical skills and information to be betterentrepreneurs.The below section shows all the activities of the project‘s implementation, drawingattention to specific concerns and lessons learned, which lead to the project implementation.4.4.3 Stakeholders:The SHA was performed in October and four groups were involved with this process and wereconsulted throughout the project duration. They include Entrepreneurship Development Center,Youth, Parents, and Microfinance Banks. This meeting assisted the other stakeholders to sign upand key- into the overall goals.4.4.4 Community Needs Assessment:The CNA was performed between October- November to know key issues surrounding youthentrepreneurship; promoters, de-motivators and incentives. And since the project was to knowhow best to promote youth entrepreneurship, the assessment focuses on attitudes, beliefs,perception and socio economic factors. The result is highlighted on the CNA report.63