Accra: Beneficiaries of the UNDP livelihood enhancement equipment have been advised to actively utilize the resources to train youth in their communities, rather than leaving the equipment unused while seeking employment in southern Ghana. This initiative aims to improve entrepreneurial skills, enhance livelihoods, and promote sustainable development and peace.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Abu D. Alhassan, the Chief Executive Director of Capacity Enhancement and Community Support (CAPECS), which implements the UNDP Livelihood for Cohesion Project, emphasized this during a presentation of equipment and machinery in Olli, Wa West District. The UN Peacebuilding Fund sponsored the equipment, including sewing and tailoring supplies, hairdressing tools, weaving materials, vocational tools, machinery for welding, and kitchen equipment. These were distributed to 160 youth and women to enhance skills and support income-generating activities.
Mr. Alhassan urged community members to encourage the training of youth by the beneficiaries and report any instances of equipment non-use. He stressed that non-utilization would undermine the project's goals. He advised beneficiaries to invest in improving lives and reducing poverty, using community resources to train young people for gainful employment and business expansion.
The CAPECS Director also announced plans to support business development, offering training to formalize businesses through record-keeping, and providing master tailors and weavers for retraining beneficiaries. The project will introduce Village Saving and Loan schemes to mobilize local resources, fostering growth, cohesion, and peaceful co-existence in the communities.
