The Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah, has visited a number of REP clients, field staff and staff of implementing partners in the Northern and Upper East region. The visit formed part of Dr. Spio-Garbrah’s activities to acquaint himself with interventions and experiences of agencies under his Ministry. He was accompanied by theRead more
About 36,000 new businesses have been targeted to be grown in 161 districts under the Rural Enterprises Programme (REP) as part of the government’s push to fight poverty. Dr. Ekow Spio-Garbrah, the Trade and Industry Minister, said this would be done through the combination of employable skills training, apprenticeship and master craftsmen training.The programme isRead more
Rural women are just as enterprising as their male counterparts, if given equal opportunity and tools. Through training and skills development, rural women can play a much greater role in the development of their communities and boost the local economy.Read more
