{"id":449641,"date":"2017-12-23T16:59:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T16:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/samira-bawumia-to-empower-1500-deprived-girls\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T16:59:54","slug":"samira-bawumia-to-empower-1500-deprived-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/23\/samira-bawumia-to-empower-1500-deprived-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Samira Bawumia to empower 1500 deprived girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Saturday, 23 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>thefinderonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/86225767.295.jpg\" alt=\"Samira Bawumia Empower\" title=\"Samira Bawumia Empower\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Second Lady, Samira Bawumia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514048394_1_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana\u2019s Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia is confident of transforming the lives of at least 1500 deprived girls from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed her commitment to combining a variety of methodologies to groom, train and provide support to afford the setting up of fashion related businesses across the country for the girls.<\/p>\n<p>Through the Network for Enterprise Development through Sewing for Girls, dubbed Needles 4 Girls, girls in deprived areas with genuine interest in learning fashion design will be equipped with fashion related employable skills.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to experts in vocational training whom she had assembled at the Best Western Premier Hotel on Monday, Mrs Bawumia said \u201cwe want to empower them not only to be self-sufficient but also to fend for their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders at the meeting included officials from the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) which co-ordinates and oversees all aspects of technical and vocational education and training in the country and development partners such as the German Development Corporation (GIZ).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to engage your minds on how to structure this project to achieve the desired results and to also obtain your support in partnering with us in bringing it to fruition,\u201d she told the experts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in the future of this country and I wish to see our people prosper, our young ones empowered; women and children, particularly girls, the most vulnerable in our society should be supported,\u201d Mrs Bawumia told the stakeholders at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>She reckoned the high level of unemployment among the youth with girls being the most affected and vulnerable. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany young women therefore seek opportunities to convert their talents and interests into viable fashion businesses,\u201d Mrs Bawumia added.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, a large pool of dressmakers and tailors exist within the industry, however what is lacking is the requisite technical and business skills required to take full advantage of the identified gap.<\/p>\n<p>The fashion industry in Ghana has continued to experience flourishing growth, largely as a result of the demand for quality products by the lower, expanding middle and upper classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Needles 4 Girls\u2019 is a flagship project under Mrs Bawumia\u2019s Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SHEP) meant to empower young women to become self sufficient and break the cycle of poverty.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 3 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Saturday, 23 December 2017 Source: thefinderonline.com 2017-12-23 Second Lady, Samira Bawumia Ghana\u2019s Second Lady, Hajia Samira Bawumia is confident of transforming the lives of at least 1500 deprived girls from across the country. 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