Graduants receive certificates of completion from officials of ERD

01-04-2011
A team of officials from the Episcopal Relief Development of the Anglican Church of New York, have facilitated the presentation of certificates to 12 graduants of Sherigu Anglican Women Development centre at a ceremony held at Sherigu in the Upper East Region. The presentation of the certificates which was being supported by officials of the Anglican Diocesan Development Relief Organization (ADDRO), brought together a cross section of the public, chiefs, opinion leaders, developmental heads, parents as well as various women groups among others. The graduants underwent a two year training programme leading to the awards of a certificate issued by the centre under the National Vocational Training Institute. They were taken through various skills training with support from ERD and ADDRO. Given the welcome address the Project Manager of the Sherigu Anglican Women Development Centre, Madam Juliet Abajong said her outfit since its establishment in 1986, has trained women and girls to acquire various skill training including dressmaking, basketry, as well as the production of batik tie and dye. She said under an ADDRO sponsored projects, the centre also provides leadership and capacity building training programmes aside the main courses offered by the centre. Additionally, students are moreover, offered the opportunity to study lessons in financial management to equip them in the management of their finances. Madam Abajong disclosed that financial assistance in the form of micro credit scheme is given to some women groups within the community and the municipality in general. According to her, 67 women groups with a total number of 1,005 members have for the period of January up to date, benefited from the scheme and are currently engaged in numerous income generating activities. The centre, she further stated, has also supported 7 women famer groups with soya bean and groundnuts seeds to increase their food productivity. Madam later in an interview with Radio Ghana expressed her appreciation to the team and ADDRO for their continuous support over the years and called on other benevolent organizations to assist the centre addresses some of its numerous challenges. She was also grateful to the chiefs and people of Kalbeon and sherigu for maintaining their cordial relationship with the centre and encouraged more girls to be enrolled into the centre so that they can acquire employable skills to enhance their livelihood. The leader of the delegation from ERD, Canon Bonnie Andersson assured the centre of the team’s continuous support and urged them to work tirelessly to sustain the centre and also attract more girls to acquire skills of their choice. An exhibition exercise was later held to inspect products made by the beneficiary graduants.
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