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Morkporkpor Anku, RNG
Accra, July 17, GNA – Government is on the scale
alternative livelihood program (ALP) to cover illegal miners in 14
districts of the four northern regions and three districts of the eastern region
Region.
A total of 1,400 beneficiaries are in
evaluated for selection in the intensification program.
Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister of Local Government
Government and Rural Development, at a press conference to announce the
graduation of program beneficiaries, said the government had invested 2 million
Ghana Cedis in the program, which consists of an evaluation of the
beneficiaries, registration, equipment and contract with Master
Artisans.
The goal of ALP is to provide decent services
working through creative projects in a safer environment for the socio-economic
well-being and also ensure that they have acquired employable skills and knowledge
needed to shape their lives and communities in a sustainable way.
She said the philosophy behind the skill
The training component of the program was aimed at promoting decent work and economic development.
opportunities for young people who participate directly or indirectly in illegal activities.
mining.
She said that currently, 329 trainees on
500 courses at the institutional level were selected for graduation.
She said the beneficiaries, who were trained
by the Department of Community Development acquired professional skills
comprising; Clothing manufacturing, Needlework & Crafts, Beauty Culture, Decoration,
Entrepreneurial skills.
For the technical skills the beneficiaries
trained in electrical installations, auto mechanic, plumbing, graphic design,
Welding & Manufacturing, Building & Construction, Leather Goods &
Carpentry.
Hajia Mahama said that these beneficiaries, who
pbaded through a year-long training were provided with starter tools and
equipment worth 700.00 GH per trainee.
The minister said another phase of the
program was community-based training with a focus on income-generating skills
training and was to last from three months to three years.
She said in this case, the local master
Craftsmen, trainers and experts from the Department of Community Development of
At the district level, business counseling centers have been identified for
practical training in specific trades such as soap making, among others.
She said that contracts had been signed with 68
Master craftsmen for community level training and a total of 367 were
benefiting.
"Trades selected for the community level
catering, gari processing, plumbing, bead making, mushroom production,
mower and honey production, fish farming, snail farming, glbad
and the manufacture of metal, arts and crafts and bamboo, "she added.
She said that the program was not just about
impact on trainees with the required professional and technical skills and
skills to enable them to establish themselves, but also to reach the
labor market, thus serving as a skilled workforce for local businesses and
thus contributing to the government policy "A district, a factory".
She expressed the hope that the
beneficiaries would continue to work hard to support themselves and
their communities.
Mr. Ernest Ohene Ntow, a recipient, the
on behalf of others expressed gratitude to the Chair for the initiative to
help illegal miners to put an end to illegal mining.
He congratulated the program team for its
continue their support throughout their internship and are committed to using the
training to improve their lives and avoid illegal mining activities.
He urged other illegal miners to take
advantage of the initiative to learn a trade that they could use for better
their lives and reduce the poverty of their communities.
Some of the districts implementing the
program are East and West Atiwa, South and North Abuakwa, Southern Birim and
North, West Amansia, Central and South, Atwima Mponua, East Wbada, Mpohor,
Amenfi East, Amenfi West, Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai, Upper Denkyir East and West
and Asutifi North.
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