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GLoMef trains, supports vulnerable girls in fashion design
The Global Media Foundation (GLoMef), a Sunyani-based non-governmental organisation has presented industrial machines and accessories to vulnerable young girls being trained in fashion design in the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region.
In all, GLoMef is funding the training of 20 young girls, supporting them with monthly stipends for their upkeep during the training period.
However, 15 of them were presented with standard electrical sewing machines and accessories, pledging to present another five to those left out, depending on their commitment to the exercise.
Speaking to journalists after the presentation, the Chief Executive Officer of GLoMef, Mr Raphael Ahenu, said the GH₵250,000 project was being implemented under the Resilient City Project with funding from the Swiss Botnar Foundation through ECorys UK.
The three-year project, he noted was aimed at equipping about 1,500 adolescent girls with the prime objective of upscaling the beneficiaries to about 3000.
Mr Ahenu said the broader objective of the project was to reduce the menace of teenage pregnancy and its attendant effects among vulnerable teenage girls who could be lured into social vices such as prostitution and substance abuse.
“This project is about giving young people a chance to build meaningful lives. We urge the parents to support their children and help GLoMef and our donor partners to sustain the intervention being rolled out, he stated.
Mr Ahenu urged the trainees to take their training seriously in order to achieve their aim and as well become models in their communities.
Theresa Mawuna, a beneficiary who spoke on behalf of her colleagues assured to take their training seriously in order to justify the investment made in them.
From Daniel Dzirasah,
Sunyani
The Diaspora Affairs Office at the Office of the President has hosted a delegation of African diaspora women who are in Ghana ahead of a planned Presidential Conferment of Citizenship ceremony.
The Director of Diaspora Affairs, Kofi Okyere Darko, explained in a Facebook post that the visit was a gesture of appreciation by the delegation to the Government of Ghana for its continued efforts to reconnect Africans in the diaspora with their ancestral homeland.
He indicated that the ceremony, scheduled for next Monday, will officially grant Ghanaian citizenship to members of the delegation as part of the country’s broader engagement with the African diaspora.
The delegation was led by Erica Bennett, Founder of the Diaspora Africa Forum.
According to Mr Okyere Darko, her years of advocacy have played an important role in strengthening ties between Africa and people of African descent living abroad.
He noted that the group’s journey towards citizenship represents not only a legal process but also a cultural and spiritual return to their roots.
Also present at the meeting was Natalie Jackson, an attorney who is also expected to receive Ghanaian citizenship during the ceremony. She works closely with renowned civil rights lawyer Ben Crump.
Mr Okyere Darko emphasised that Ghana remains committed to strengthening relationships with the African diaspora and promoting unity, identity, and shared heritage among people of African descent worldwide.
By: Jacob Aggrey
Ghana has signed a debt restructuring agreement with the Kingdom of Belgium as part of efforts to restore the country’s economic stability after the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2022 and 2023.
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, today disclosed that he signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Ghana.
He explained that Ghana experienced a very difficult period during the crisis, which forced the government at the time to declare a debt default.
However, he indicated that the country is now recovering and witnessing a significant economic turnaround.
According to him, stronger systems are also being put in place to ensure that Ghana does not return to such a situation again.
Dr Forson noted that the agreement with Belgium is the eighth deal Ghana has concluded with countries under the Official Creditor Committee as part of its external debt restructuring programme.
He expressed appreciation to the Government of Belgium for its support and partnership with Ghana during the process.
The Finance Minister thanked Carole van Eyll, Ambassador of Belgium to Ghana, for her role in strengthening relations between the two countries.
The agreement forms part of Ghana’s broader effort to restructure its external debts and stabilise the economy following the crisis.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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