Yvonne (2nd left) with her workmates displaying some of their products
VONS BRAND Limited—a local company that uses natural ingredients
to produce cosmetics—is extending support to women with disabilities
to bring out the best in them.
According
to Yvonne Amankwah, CEO of Vons Brand Ltd, her vision of empowering women with
disabilities to prove to the world that they were special was hinged on the
fact that “they are not a
burden on society, and if we can make a collective effort to help these women
find work, it will help the community and the nation as a whole.”
“In Ghana, people are using a lot of
chemicals on their bodies that damage the skin. We chose instead to use natural
ingredients like shea butter, which doesn’t have any impurities,” she added.
Ms. Amankwah noted that she trains women
with disabilities to bring out their creative skills and help to refine these
towards economic empowerment.
“I noticed years ago that a lot of women
at Kaneshie where I live had disabilities. And I noticed that the majority were
unemployable. I wanted to find a way to help them earn a living, somehow,” she
said.
Now a 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, Yvonne said she was still learning from others while she continued to teach others across Ghana.
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