60 Youth trained in entrepreneurship
Sixty youth, made up of 57 females and three males, have undergone a four- week training in entrepreneurial skills development at Effiduase in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region.
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Sponsored by World Vision Sekyere East Area Development Programme (ADP), the training was expected to prepare the beneficiaries to set up their own businesses.
The training covered batik tie & dye, screen printing, manufacturing of cosmetics, soap making, as well as pastries preparation among others.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony last Saturday, the acting manager of World Vision Sekyere East- ADP, Nii Abaitey, said his outfit was pursing programmes to empower community members to earn a living.
He stated that World Vision Ghana was dedicated to working to transform the lives of children, families and their communities.
According to Nii Abaitey, these factors motivated WV Sekyere East ADP to assemble the graduates for the training.
The acting manager expressed the hope that the skills acquired by the graduates would enable them to set up their own businesses.
The graduates were trained by facilitators from Christian Line Entrepreneurial Development, an NGO based in Accra.
Madam Baaba Appiah Mends, the leader of the facilitators enumerated a number of products taught at the four-week training periods and expressed the hope that beneficiaries would take advantage of them.
Madam Mends was hopeful that the graduates would put to good use the skills they acquired to help them generate income to support themselves and their families.
Mr Charles Ofori Nyarko, accounts officer of WV Sekyere East ADP, indicated that with the success of the training programme, his outfit would soon start another training session for other youths.
The Course Prefect, Miss Benedicta Oppong, on behalf of her colleagues thanked WV Sekyere East ADP for sponsoring them to acquire employable skills.
She also appealled to individuals and other organisations to compliment the efforts of WV by helping them to set up their own businesses.
The ceremony was chaired by Nana Sefa Kanto, Nifahene of Asokkore Traditional Area, who said since the NGO started operations in the area, they had done a lot of interventions especially in the areas of health and education.
