Credit: Evans Worlanyo Ameamu, GNA
Aflao (V/R), GNA – Madam Xornam Favour Alayi-Hussey, Women’s Organiser hopeful of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency in the Volta Region, has outlined her ambitious vision to equip women in the municipality.
Her ambitions include practical skills in agriculture, Information Technology (IT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and modern technology as part of efforts to prepare them for the changing demands of the future.
According to her, the rapid transformation of the global economy makes it necessary for women to acquire relevant skills and become active participants in emerging opportunities rather than remain spectators.
Madam Alayi-Husse, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), emphasised that agriculture remains a major economic sector with enormous opportunities for women, particularly in modern farming, agribusiness, food processing, poultry, livestock, aquaculture and other agricultural value chains.
“My vision is to encourage and support women to move beyond subsistence production and develop sustainable businesses that can generate income, create employment and improve livelihoods within the constituency,” she said.
She explained that beyond agriculture, digital skills were important and stated that technology was increasingly influencing how people work, communicate, learning and conduct of businesses.
She also proposed practical training programmes that would expose women to basic digital literacy, computer skills, internet use, digital marketing, online business, financial technology, AI tools and other emerging technologies.
“Women should be equipped to use technology to market their products, manage businesses, connect with customers, access information, identify new opportunities and improve productivity, and that is what we need to teach them.”
She also called for greater encouragement of young women to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), stressing that many of the jobs of the future would require digital and technological competencies.
She explained that her proposed programme would go beyond skills training, with a broader objective of creating opportunities, building confidence, increasing incomes and preparing women to compete effectively in the modern economy.
“A woman who can farm, process, package, market and sell her products online is empowered, women who can use digital tools and AI to improve their businesses will be better positioned to succeed.”
She further noted that a woman who understands technology and could use the knowledge to create opportunities for themselves and their communities to get better prepared for the future.
The Women’s Organiser hopeful therefore pledged to work towards building a Women’s Wing that is not only politically active but also economically empowered, digitally equipped and prepared to take advantage of emerging opportunities, stressing that the future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
She concluded by expressing her commitment to making women’s economic empowerment and digital inclusion key priorities for the Ketu South Constituency, should she be given the nod to lead the Women’s Wing of the party.
GNA
Edited by: Maxwell Awumah /Kenneth Odeng Adade