By Godwill Arthur-Mensah
Accra, July 18, GNA–CARE Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has hosted 32 final-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on an educational field trip.
The students toured the project site, KD Sresso community, in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, which is one of the 108 communities CARE Ghana is implementing community-based initiatives.
The NGO is implementing participatory and community-based development initiatives in rural and agricultural settings.
The initiative to visit CARE Ghana’s project community was inspired by the handover of equipment to project communities by CARE Ghana in partnership with Cargill.
Mr Zakaria Yakubu, the Head of Programmes at the CARE Ghana, told journalists during the tour that the Organisation was excited to host the students to share their knowledge and experience with them.
“This highlights our commitment to empowering young people,” Mr Yakubu added.
The field trip was facilitated by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST, which exposed the students to the operations of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) like CARE Ghana.
CARE Ghana provided the students with a deeper understanding of gender mainstreaming and participatory development practices.
Dr. Patric Appiah, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST, said the experience the students would gain was critical towards developing their practical capacity as students.
“This will better help them understand the world of development initiatives and how to navigate and implement them,” he added.
The field visit gave the students the opportunity to interact with KD Sresso community members and stakeholders and also witnessed the impact of development interventions designed to enhance livelihoods and empower rural women.
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Christian Akorlie