BIBIR-GHANA SUPPORT18 GIRLS IN KPANVO-YAPALSI

BIBIR-GHANA SUPPORT18 GIRLS IN KPANVO-YAPALSI


As part of it core mandate to empower girls in vocational skills to complement government efforts in ensuring good living standards for the citizenry, BIBIR-Ghana has supported 18 girls with sewing machines and educational materials at Kpanvo-Yepalsi, a suburb of Tamale.
The items which worth 3, 000 Ghana cedis is to help prevent the “Kayayee” aspirants from going for the menial jobs in the southern sector as it is the conduct of girls in the community.
The Chief Executive Director of BIBIR-Ghana Charles Joseph Osei in the presentation said the organization is working hard and contributing towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and vision 2015 saying, this will gradually end the issue of streetism and “Kayayee” in the northern region.
Mr. Charles Osei said given the sewing machines to the children does not mean that is over between them, the NGO will still pay the training fees of the girls and ensure that the complete the training programme successful adding, there will be resettlement package after their completion.
He urged the girls to put seriousness in the training which will commence soon to lay a foundation for their future generation as they grow to bring forth one’s.

BIBIR-Ghana which is operating in the northern region has supported farmers with loans, women with micro-financing, and girls in vocational skills and some in formal education.

The C.E.O of BIBIR-Ghana revealed that they have supported over 160 farmers in the region and 250 women in micro-financing to assist them with small scale businesses which will enable them take good responsibilities of their children. In Kpanvo-Yepalsi, 4,000 Ghana cedis have been given to 40 women as part of the organization micro-financing initiative.

He asked parents to stop using the girls for their selfish gains which will not yield any dividends.

The CEO of the organization also appealed to parents to take it as a responsibility to ensure that the children go to their training grounds and come home safely without indulging in immoral acts that have the tendency of tarnishing their future.