News:
November 29, 2018
Minister for Inner-city and Zongo Development, Dr. Mustapha Hamid has said his Ministry in collaboration with Access Bank and Ministry of Business Development are at the final stage of providing capital to businesses in Zongo communities.
According to the Minister the programme would be roll out in the first quarter of 2019 and we have a programme with an association of residents in the United States of America NGOs to provide books to schools in Zongo communities as a way of improving learning.
He further pointed out that next year the Ministry would embark on a programme to provide classroom blocks and furniture to schools in Zongo communities as a way of improving access to education.
Member of Parliament (MP) for Garu, Albert Akuka sought to know what programmes the Ministry is putting in place to help improve livelihood in the Zongo communities in the country.
And as a way of improving the socio-economic aim at developing the human capacity of people in the Zongo communities, the Ministry is working with the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) to train selected women across Zongo communities.
In addition, the NBSSI also aims to provide accreditation to some of the women who shall become ready sources of provision of foods to conferences, meetings and hotels.
Mr. Speaker, there is also the Zongo coders programmer, which is to train, improve and redirect the ICT skills of the youth in Zongo communities into productive ventures.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com