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United Way Ghana, in collaboration with Engage Now Africa, both non-governmental organisations (NGOs), have provided 48 residents of the Bortianor and Dampase communities in the Greater Accra and the Central regions with starter packs to enable them to start their own businesses.
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">The donation came as part of The Adult Literacy and Financial Empowerment Programme organised by the two organisations to eradicate poverty in the communities by training them to acquire vocational skills in bead craft, soap making, baking, and tie-dye production.</span><br></p><div><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">United Way</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">The Executive Director of the United Way Ghana, Mr Felix Kissiedu-Addi, said that the organisation, which was a part of United Way Worldwide, focused on improving the education, incomes and health status of people in under-served residential areas.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">The organisation, he said, had offices in 40 countries across the world, embarking on projects and programmes geared towards improving standard of living.</p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">He entreated the beneficiaries to take very good care of the businesses, adding that: "We would engage with the municipal assembly to get all the businesses registered".</p></div>