CBPA-LBG rolls out intervention to support vulnerable women, girls in Nkoranza.

The Citizens Bureau of Public Accountability (CBPA-LBG), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has launched an initiative to support vulnerable women and girls in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East Region by providing employable skills training to improve their socio-economic livelihoods.

 As part of this initiative, the CBPA-LBG held an engagement meeting with dressmakers, designers, beauticians, and hairdressers in the district to form partnerships. The goal is to identify and support needy but promising apprentices, ensuring they acquire the necessary skills for a sustainable livelihood.
 
 The support provided by CBPA-LBG will include sustainability allowances, learning essentials, examination and graduation fees, as well as start-up kits and capital for deserving graduates to establish their own businesses within their communities.

 The engagement meeting, held in Nkoranza, was themed “CBPALBG Partners with Trade Associations in the Bono East Region to Support Women and Girls in Apprenticeship for Social Inclusion and Livelihood.”
 Mr. Mathias Segbefia, Executive Director of CBPA-LBG, emphasised the NGO's vision to empower citizens with knowledge for sustainable socio-economic livelihoods.

 “To build a better and sustainable society, there is a need to provide equal opportunities for both men and women, with a focus on the girl-child,” he stated, adding that creating such opportunities encourages progressive development. “If you support or train a woman, you are effectively supporting a generation, but if you train a man, you achieve individual success,” Mr. Segbefia added.

 He further highlighted that the contributions of master apprentices and instructors are vital to the success of the organisation's vision. He also indicated CBPA's readiness to create opportunities for these instructors to upgrade their skills, enabling them to deliver high-quality training to their apprentices in local communities.