Marriott International hotel’s announced plans for the second half of 2013 to promote hospitality by upgrading skills among Rwandans.
Marriot hotel’s management this August, 2013 reaffirmed the hotel’s plans to adopt Akilah Women’s Institute programmes to train its staff in Rwanda as well as the Region.
“Marriott plans to extend a training model currently being utilised by the Akilah Institute of Women in Rwanda to upgrade skills of its employees,” said Alex Kyriakidis, the Marriott International Middle East and Africa president and managing director.
He said that through the Akilah initiative, Marriot International will give people the platform to learn transferable skills that they can pass on to others, which in turn will strengthen the middle-class in the region.
“The fact that they do this while earning a salary will support the growing economy and encourage further growth.
In his observation, the initiative has been a huge success, both for Marriot International and the locals who are receiving this life-changing training and opportunity.
“We are keen to emulate that success throughout the continent. These aren’t just jobs we are creating, but career opportunities with potential for growth,” added Kyriakidis.
Akilah Institute of Women based in Rwanda, offers unique training in entrepreneurship, hospitality management and Information Systems.
Marriott International Hotels set its footprint on the Rwandan, Kigali market in 2010. It is currently constructing a five-star, 254-room expected to be fully operational in 2014.
Founded in 1950’s in Washington US, the hotel has over 500 properties worldwide, and it has reimagined hospitality to exceed the expectations of business, group, and leisure travelers.
The Hotel’s four year wider expansion drive, will develop 22 hotel projects that will create 5,500 new jobs across Africa.
Its other projects include the 104-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and the 209-room Accra Marriott Hotel in Ghana. This is in addition to re-opening of the 307-room JW Marriott Hotel Tripoli in Libya next year, following its closure during the political unrest that engulfed Libya over the past years.
The company plans a number of additional projects scheduled to open in 2016, bringing the total number of announced projects to 22 hotels in nine different countries.
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