The Berekum West District Assembly, through the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development, has organised a soap making training programme for thirty Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in Jinijini and its environs.
The head of the department, Ms Ida Georgina Achana, in her address, opined that the government, over the years, had supported People Living With Disabilities through her department.
However, her outfit with the support of the District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr. Dominic Oppong, the District Coordinating Director, Mr. Charles Asamoah, and the staff of the Berekum West District Assembly intended to complement the government’s efforts by training them to be able to make a living out of soap making, adding that all the participants would be given capital to set up their own business.
The Managing Director of Asking Services in Berekum, Mr. Kingsford Atta Owusu, who was the resource person for the training programme, was impressed with the performance of the trainees.
He urged them to make good use of the training and the opportunity to make ends-meet and empower themselves economically.
Some of the beneficiaries of the training expressed their appreciation to the assembly especially the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development.
“On behalf of my colleagues, we are grateful to the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development of Berekum West District Assembly for this training. We can assure them that we will put the training into practice and make a living out of it. However, we would like to appeal to the Assembly once again and the public to continue supporting us with capital to make the Soap in large quantities,” Abena Kyeraa said.
