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