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Beneficiaries of skills training programmes asked to be
innovative
Tamale, Aug 29, Ghanadot/GNA– Beneficiaries of skills
training programmes have been urged to be innovative by
establishing their own businesses before seeking for loans
from banking institutions.
They have also been advised to form cooperatives to brighten
their chances of accessing loans from the banks, since as
individuals it would be very difficult for them to obtain
such assistance.
Mr. Zakaria-Saa Patrick Seidu, Northern Regional Director of
the Department of Women, made the call at the third
graduation ceremony of 40 young caters and hair dressers, in
Tamale on Thursday.
The United Nations Fund for Children’s Activities (UNICEF),
funded the training programme while the Assemblies of God
Relief and Development Services (AGREDS)-Ghana gave the
training.
Mr. Seidu expressed regret that out of 100 apprentices who
were expected to attend the skills training programme, only
40 of them successfully completed the programme.
He asked the grandaunts to adopt innovative methods in their
work to attract customers.
Mr. Chrys Anab, Program Coordinator of AGREDS-Ghana, said
since 1991, the group had being contributing to the
socio-economic development of the country, especially in
Northern part of Ghana were about 80 per cent of its
programs were based.
He said AGREDS-Ghana in partnership with communities and
other agencies collaborated efforts in finding sustainable
solutions to hunger, poverty, illiteracy, exploitation and
disease.
Mr. Anab said AGREDS-Ghana had among other things supported
in peace building and conflict transformation initiatives,
support Persons Living with HIV/AIDS and assisted children
from deprived families and communities to have access to
education, good nutrition and health care.
AGREDS-Ghana has over the years also provided emergency
relief and rehabilitation services to refugees and displaced
persons as a result of natural disasters and given
employable skills training to young women.
Mr. Anab commended UNICEF for its supporting the training of
the young women who otherwise would have migrated to the
Southern part of the country to engage in menial jobs.
Mrs. Felicia Mahama, UNICEF Health and Nutrition
Officer-in-charge of the Upper West, Upper East and Northern
Regions, urged the grandaunts not to wait for huge financial
support from the banks to start their businesses but
commence with little capital.
She observed that the Tamale Metropolis was fast growing and
urged the beneficiaries of skills training programmes to
take advantage of the large market there and set up their
own business.
GNA
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