The Transformational Empowerment and Rural Integration in Africa (TERIA) Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has organised a free training programme for young people, women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in beads making.
The beneficiaries, drawn from the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region, were trained on how to use beads to craft necklaces, bracelets, bags, key holders, purses, and rings among others as part of the NGO’s Intensive Beads Making project.
Mr Walter Mawuli Gli, the Founder of TERIA Foundation, told the Ghana News Agency, that the move was to equip the beneficiaries with self-employable skills to create jobs for themselves and others.
He said: “The sole aim of doing this is to try and improve upon livelihoods of those that are going through this training so they can support their families.
“As an organisation, we seek to empower individuals, groups and communities through various interventions, so this is a part of it.”
Mr Gli urged the beneficiaries to take advantage of the training and start their own small businesses to help them become financially independent for socio-economic growth.
He said his organisation was ready to partner with other institutions and communities to train more young people in the crafting business as a means of reducing the issue of unemployment in the country.
