MetLife Foundation and MIDAS to Train 500 Youth in Mobile Repairing and Entrepreneurship
MetLife Foundation, in partnership with Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS), has launched a two-year skills development initiative to train 500 youth in mobile repairing and entrepreneurship in Dhaka and Chattogram.
The program will equip participants with practical, market-relevant skills in mobile phone repairing and maintenance. This will enable them to pursue self-employment and build sustainable livelihoods in a growing digital economy.
With over 187 million mobile subscribers in Bangladesh and nearly 75 percent of households owning smartphones, the mobile repairing sector offers strong income opportunities. The initiative aims to bridge the skills gap and connect young people to these opportunities.
This initiative reflects MetLife Foundation’s commi...