A total of thirty young women have been trained in Tamale by SWIDA-Ghana, in various entrepreneurial skills, aimed at empowering them to be independent.
The training, which was part of take-off activities for the launch of the project “Young Women Entrepreurship and Skills Training”, sought to empower the young women, making them think as entrepreneurship, as they practice their skills to contribute to developing their communities.
The young women were provided training in skill areas including cosmetology, weaving and catering, after which each trainee was given start up tools and items to be able to take off with their practice.
Speaking at the launch of the project and the training, Communications and Gender Officer, Khadijah Abdul Samed said SWIDA-Gh being an organization that champions anything development and empowerment for the woman, felt it was necessary to embark on this project, because many young women have the passion to venture into entrepreneurship, but do not either have the skills or the startup capital in terms of tools.
Miss Khadijah added that if the young woman is provided the skills and the tools she needs to engage in her entrepreneurship work, she will be better positioned to start a healthier family which does not end up being a burden on the state due to lack of parental responsibility, hence, the launch of the project.
Executive Director for SWIDA-Ghana, Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed, reminded the young women about the responsibilities they have at home, as support systems for their families, which should keep ringing in their heads, to keep pushing them to continue practicing and keep growing after the training.
The training, which is planned to take place within a three-month period, had guardians and parents of the trainees, who together received the startup tools for them to begin.
The three months training is being led and implemented by SWIDA-Ghana with coordination from the Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training (GTVET) and funded by Plan International Ghana and Canada International Development-Global Affairs Canada.
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