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Employees of Karpowership Ghana Company limited have joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year\u2019s International Women\u2019s Day celebrations.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The company organized a sensitization program for the fishmongers at the Tema Manhean community to\u00a0create awareness about\u00a0modern and best practices in fish processing in order to\u00a0increase the value of\u00a0their stock while\u00a0simultaneously\u00a0improving their means of livelihood.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0programme\u00a0attracted well over 50 fishmongers from the\u00a0Tema-Manhean\u00a0Municipality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Deputy head of the Post-Harvest Unit at the Fisheries Commission,\u00a0Yaa\u00a0Tiwaa\u00a0Amoah, the resource person at the\u00a0programme, emphasized the importance of educating all players in the fish processing chain. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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According to him, \u201cThere is the urgent need to educate these women as they play a very important role in the fish processing value chain. They determine the\u00a0hygienic condition\u00a0of what buyers consume.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeyond consumption, they may be able to put Ghana on the international market if they apply more modern fish processing practices to meet international standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

She commended Karpowership Ghana for the initiative\u00a0as well as their\u00a0constant collaboration with the Fisheries Commission\u00a0to implement such vital\u00a0programme\u00a0to equip traders within the fishing community,\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0called on other corporate entities to follow suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Employees of Karpowership took their turns to sensitize the women about the role they play in\u00a0the\u00a0education of their\u00a0wards.<\/p>\n

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The Corporate Communications Specialist of\u00a0Karpowership Ghana, Sandra\u00a0Amarquaye\u00a0underscored the importance of\u00a0the program.<\/p>\n

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She said, \u201cKarpowership celebrates women on this day. One of the passions of the company is to promote the UN sustainable development\u00a0goal 5, which is\u00a0Gender equality.\u00a0As such,\u00a0the company believes in empowering women in society.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn\u00a0a\u00a0special day like this,\u00a0the company finds the need to sensitize these women who remain a dominant stakeholder at our operational site in their field of work.\u00a0The well-being and economic viability of their business, remain at the core of our business culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

The engagement is in line with the theme for the 2019 International Women\u2019s Day Celebration, \u201cThink equal, build smart, innovate for change\u201d, captured in the campaign theme\u00a0#Balanceforbetter, which seeks to empower women around the world.<\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of the Tema Manhean Fishmongers and Smokers Association,\u00a0Cynthia\u00a0Commeyexpressed\u00a0their gratitude\u00a0to Karpowership for organizing the program as they had undoubtedly become more enlightened.<\/p>\n

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She assured that the leaders of the association will ensure that all members practised all that had been learnt at the engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Karpowership Ghana Company Limited focuses its corporate social investments\u00a0on\u00a0Education, Economic Empowerment and Environmental\u00a0Sustainability.<\/p>\n

Since Karpowership began operations in Ghana, the business has empowered the Tema Manhean Fish Mongers and Smokers by providing them with items to support their businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other\u00a0initiatives include instituting a bursary scheme for over 100 students in the Tema Manhean Municipality, furnishing an ICT Laboratory,\u00a0to mention but a few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n