GRADUATES SEAMSTRESSES RECEIVES SOWING MACHINES IN WASSA AKROPONG

Seventeen seamstresses who just completed apprenticeship in dress-making and sowing in Wassa Akropong have received sowing machines donated by the Member of Parliament for the Wassa Amenfi East Constituency who is also a Minister of State at the Presidency, Hon. Akwesi Opong Fosu to enable them start something on their own as they begin another step in their career.

Hon. Akwasi Opong Fosu making a presentation to Dina Blay

All 17 graduate seamstress were successful in the Ghana National Tailors and Dress Makers Association examination to certify them as qualified seamstresses.

The items were presented to them through the Wassa Akropong Branch of the Ghana National Tailors and Dress Makers Association in fulfillment of the MP’s promise to support young people who are learning various forms of trade to enhance their well begin in life.

Speaking to Metro TV News Correspondent in the Western Regional, Hon. Akwasi Opong Ofosu noted that his target is to continuously support those who are acquiring skills in various vocations like welding, spraying, brick laying, sowing among others to better position themselves in the job market after their training, just as the Amenfi East Scholarship Fund is catering for brilliant but needy students in the District.

Hon. Akwasi Opong Fosu

"We see the youth as a huge potential for the development of this country that is why we are engaging master craft men of various trades and support them so that can expand their capacities to take in more apprentices and for these apprentices we will support them equally as we are supporting others in Education”.

Touched by the effort of Dina Blay, a young disabled lady to successfully complete her apprenticeship, Hon. Akwasi Opong Fosu promised to open a shop for her to enable her pursue the carrier she has chosen and not following others begging on the streets for money.

He however encouraged the young seamstresses to do more in their field as fashion designers. That he said will put them in to the lamp light for the socio-economic growth of Wassa Akropong and its environs.

Meanwhile the Wassa Akropong Branch of the Ghana National Tailors and Dress Makers Association was so grateful to the MP for supporting the association through diver’s ways and now giving a direct helping hand to their apprentices.

This gesture they say will help uplift the image of apprenticeship in the district and as well create healthy competition among the apprentices since they know that there is help for those who will successfully pass out.

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