The Upper West Regional Minister, Lawyer Charles Lwanga Puozuing, has urged weaver graduates who completed their skills training in textile hand weaving to apply the knowledge acquired to help curb the rate of unemployment in the country.
The Regional Minister was addressing newly graduated female trainees in textile hand weaving during a graduation ceremony organized by the Centre for National Culture on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in Wa.
A total of 32 female graduates were awarded certificates for the successful completion of their training in the textile hand weaving program.
The Regional Minister reiterated that TVET aims to equip the youth and women with innovative and practical skills to enable them to start their own businesses and contribute significantly to the socio-economic development of the country without relying on the government for employment.
He mentioned that the government, under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, is committed to delivering on its mandate to the people of Ghana by promoting skills development, women’s empowerment, and job opportunities for the youth.
He added that the establishment of the Women’s Bank and apprenticeship programs by the government are some of the interventions aimed at improving the living conditions of people in the country.
The Minister, however, congratulated the graduates and commended the Regional Director and staff of the Centre for National Culture for initiating such a project to support women and young girls with employable skills to reduce unemployment in the region and Ghana as a whole.
Additionally, he used the opportunity to remind the people in the region to take precautionary measures against the outbreak of CSM by avoiding overcrowded environments and ensuring proper ventilation in their homes and workplaces to prevent the spread of the disease.
On her part, the Upper West Regional Director of the Centre for National Culture, Madam Bayuo Patience, appealed to development partners, organizations, and agencies to support the skills training program in the weaving sector to promote cultural heritage and reduce the unemployment rate in the region.
The Centre for National Culture in the region has been providing free training to women and young girls in textile hand weaving since 1990, with the aim of promoting local cloth and smock production in the region and beyond.
By Romanus Bombe Kyi-Era.
