The training, which is aimed at improving the livelihood of women and help reduce poverty in the area, took the beneficiary women through modern technology in soap making, rice production, Malt brewing, Shea butter and Groundnut paste production among others.

Speaking at Fumbisi, GSOP Data management officer, Yaw Agyapong, entreated beneficiaries to actively participate during the training to compete in both the local and on the international market.

He assured beneficiaries of financial support to start-up their own businesses after the end of the training.

The amount will however be paid back within a specific period  to enable others access same.

Mr. Agyapong added that, the initiative was a calculated attempt towards ending poverty and unemployment especially amongst women.

For his part, the Builsa South District Chief Executive, Daniel Gariba, said government was committed to adopting the most efficient sustainable interventions to address poverty in the area.

He said his outfit is working hard to attract more Non- governmental organizations to the area to compliment government’s efforts in addressing poverty and unemployment issues.

Mr. Gariba added that, the NPP government under President Nana Addo, is already on course with the implementation of programmes and policies to alleviate poverty.

Citing the implementation of Free Senior High Education, planting for food and jobs, restoration of teacher and nurses trainee’s allowances among other interventions, Mr. Gariba urged the citizenry to support the government to deliver.

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According to him, the majority of residents are rice farmers and if the requisite attention was given to the Fumbisi rice valley for commercial rice production, it will have the potential, of meeting the nation’s food needs.

Speaking at the Assembly’s ordinary meeting in Fumbisi, Mr. Gariba said, rice farmers will no longer be exploited by middle men when a rice processing factory is finally constructed in the area.

“Under Government flagship policy of ‘One District One Factory’ the Builsa South District has put in motion plans for partnership with the private sector towards the setting up of a rice processing factory because of our competitive advantage when it comes to the cultivation of rice in the region. This we believe will create lots of jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in the district and also will increase farmers and households income”. Mr. Gariba stated.

Mr. Gariba reiterated the Assembly’s commitment to judiciously utilize its available resources to address critical problems of falling standard of education, poor health care delivery and bad road network in the area.

He hinted that the assembly has approved for the construction of Girls Model Junior High school to reduce the rising teenage pregnancy rates and improve BECE performance in the district.

Mr. Gariba indicated that, out of a total of 967 hectors of maize farms affected by the Armyworm invasion, 463 hectors have been sprayed and recovered while 172 hectares were destroyed.

He appealed to assembly members, technocrats and  key stakeholders in the district to work in synergy in giving the district a facelift.

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According to them, the DCE, who was the director of COM-AID microfinance, received deposits from the affected customers to be invested in God is Love microfinance and to pay back customers with interests of 15 percent.

[contextly_sidebar id=”wbvvWB3b1e9FZAsllybfUri6wRhizqrH”]The group could not also fathom why COM-AID microfinance defaulted payment to customers after mobilizing from customers millions of Ghana cedis in the form of savings, investments, education fund, and daily savings since May, 2015.

Speaking at a press conference in Bolgatanga, spokesperson for the group, Mr. John Dawu, said affected customers will use all legitimate means to retrieve their investments, and thus, the outcome of their appeal to President Nana Addo to instruct the DCE refund the monies will determine their next line of action.

Mr. Dawu quizzed why COM-AID has still not declared its operations bankrupt to the Bank of Ghana and government to liquidate the company’s assets to pay off the affected customers.

Some affected customers told Citi News that their locked up investments at COM-AID is taking a heavy toll on their livelihood especially their businesses and financing of their wards’ school fees.

But the DCE for Builsa South, Daniel Gariba, has debunked the allegations made by the disgruntled customers, and reiterated that, efforts made to retrieve COM-AID’s investments from God is Love microfinance to pay their customers proved futile.

“COM-AID faced some crisis when Bank of Ghana closed God is Love microfinance, so we (COM-AID) secured a judgment against God is Love microfinance in a civil action at the Sunyani high court in November 2016, and the court directed the bankers of God is love which is Unibank to pay us.”

But at that same time, a customer of God is Love microfinance  had also secured a preservation order on the accounts of God is Love microfinance so realizing that should COM-AID take it share of the money from God is Love microfinance there will be nothing left for him, he took the matter to the supreme court and prayed the court for an order of stay of execution and further obtained an order to quash the judgment of the Sunyani high court until he case was determined.”

Mr. Gariba reiterated that, efforts are underway to retrieve COM-AID’s investments from God is Love microfinance to enable them to pay the affected customers.

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– We hear from Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah as he marks two years in charge (analysis with BBC’s Michael Oti-Adjei and Power FM’s Christopher Opoku)

–  Then we take an extensive look at Algeria’s preparations for Brazil 2014 (with Maher Mezahi). Plus the usual dose of ‘Africans Abroad’.

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In this edition, the hugely popular and controversial Ivorian football analyst says no African country will go past the group stage of Brazil 2014!

Plus, we touch base with our Portuguese and American guys (Alfredo Curardo and Juan Arango) who gauge reaction to the World Cup budget of their countries.

In Abuja, Nigeria, we speak to people who are clearly scandalized with the $11m the federal government has given for spending in Brazil. For perspective, our resident financial analyst, Godfred Akoto-Boafo explores what African countries stand to gain fiscally from the tournament.

And we move on to get a wrap of this weekend’s African Champions League from football blogger Oluwada Lotfi.

We finish with Nathan Quao’s extensive weekly ‘Africans Abroad’ preview.

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