By Muyid Deen Suleman, GNA
Kumasi, May 26, GNA – The Muslim Family Counselling Services (MFCS), a non-profit organisation, has organised a training programme for selected women and girls in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality under its Digital, Green and Innovative Pathways for Youth and Women Empowerment (D-GRIP) project.
The initiative seeks to equip participants with practical skills in digital entrepreneurship, digital literacy, green innovation, and environmental advocacy to improve their socio-economic opportunities.
The 10-month project is also aimed at addressing challenges confronting women and young girls through an integrated intervention approach focused on empowerment and inclusion.
Mr. George Appiah, Lead Consultant at SOCIPACT Consultancy Services Limited and Project Lead, said assessments conducted in the municipality revealed a strong entrepreneurial interest among youth and women despite several existing barriers.
He said underserved urban communities possessed significant untapped potential, but continued to face challenges such as digital exclusion, unemployment, low participation of girls in education, and weak environmental governance systems.
Mr. Appiah noted that nearly half of the applicants demonstrated low levels of digital competence, with many relying mainly on basic smartphone communication tools, including WhatsApp Business.
He therefore recommended intensified foundational digital skills training and the early involvement of community leaders to enhance participation and ensure sustainability of the project.
Mr. Appiah also underscored the importance of strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems to support long-term impact assessment.
Mr. Musah Iddrisu, Project Coordinator, said baseline findings showed that 78.9 per cent of applicants were women, reflecting increasing interest among young women in entrepreneurship and digital empowerment opportunities.
He said the project aimed to train 100 youth and women in digital and green entrepreneurship, establish three Girls Digi-Labs, train 150 schoolgirls in digital literacy, and build the capacity of 20 community and faith leaders in environmental governance and climate advocacy.
The project is being funded by KGL Foundation, the corporate social investment arm of the KGL Group, which supports initiatives in youth development, education, health, innovation, and community transformation across Ghana.
Some participants who spoke to the Ghana News Agency expressed excitement about the training and said it would help improve their digital skills and entrepreneurial capacities.
GNA
Edited by Yussif Ibrahim/Kenneth Odeng Adade