A new project has been undertaken to empower out-of-school adolescent girls and young women with market-driven occupational skills, transferable skills and job placements with support from the South Korean government.On behalf of the government of Republic of Korea, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with UNICEF Bangladesh, completed an implementation study by Korean experts.KOICA will provide US$ 6 million grant aid to UNICEF Bangladesh to implement this project (2022- 2025) in seven districts of Bangladesh, namely Barishal, Bhola, Mymensingh, Gazipur, Dhaka, Narayanganj and Chattogram, KOICA said on Monday. Also read: Dhaka, Tokyo to work together to resolve Rohingya crisisAn Implementation-survey Mission from South Korea visited Bangladesh from April 3 to 11, for designing the proposed project.The main purpose is to empower out-of-school adolescent girls and young women with transferable and market-driven occupational skills and earning.