SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTER (BAC) JOB CREATION AND SUPPORT 2024.

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The business advisory center organized three (3) training programmes within the year. All were skills training programmes, mainly geared towards establishment of new businesses and job creation. The centre adopted a strategy of selecting committed participants. Some of these participants have begun practicing the skills they acquired and it has translated into the creation of new businesses and jobs for themselves and others, as envisaged.

Businesses and Jobs Created after Municipality Entrepreneurship Training

A total number of participants trained is two hundred (200). Out of this number, one hundred and eighty-six (186) has been supported with startup kits in collaboration with Mastercard foundation business in the box project, and fourteen (14) have been also supported through the Municipality Local Economic Development (LED) programme in order to support and promote the Local Economic Development. We look forward to employing others to assist in their respective jobs.

Provision of Support and Start-Up Kits

In total, there were two hundred (200) individual start-up kits beneficiaries to promote local economic growth in the municipality.

The tables below gives details on the businesses created (MSMEs) and their respective jobs created.

S/NSTART-UP ITEMQUANTITYBUSINESS CREATEDJOBS CREATED  GENDER
MF
1Hair Dryers55505
2Sewing Machines33303
3Kniiting / Overlocking Machine33303
4Electric Welding Machines33330
 TOTAL141414311
Table 1: Start-up kits distribution in collaboration with Suame Municipal Assembly.

PRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CORDINATING DIRECTORPRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE(MCE) AND THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP) TO THE PARTICIPANTS.(MCD) TO THE INDIVIDUALS.

S/NSTART-UP ITEMQUANTITYBUSINESS CREATEDJOBS CREATED  GENDER  
MF
1Hair Dryers535353152
2Sewing Machines787878474
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4Electric Welding Machines101010100
5Aluminum Cutting Machine11110
6Steel Bending  33330
7Makeup/Cosmetology  10101019
8Leatherworks22211
9Baking  222222121
10Auto Mechanics  11110
11Auto Electricals  11110
12Barbering  22220
13Masonry33330
 TOTAL18618618629157
Table 2: Start-up kits distribution in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation

PRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE(MCE) AND THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP)FOR SUAME TO THE PARTICIPANTS.

Suame Municipal Assembly celebrates 40th Edition of Farmers Day on 8th November 2024 at the forecourt of Breman Palace – Kumasi under the theme: Building Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security.

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The head of the Agric Department, Mr. Abass Mohammed led the Chief Executive, the Nananom and selected personalities through inspecting some of the products exhibited.

The Director of Agriculture welcomed everybody present to the 40th Farmers Day Celebration and spoke on the theme for the year Farmers Day Celebration which was “Building Climate Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable food Security”.

 He also had the opportunity to speak on what the Agric Department has done this year by impacting knowledge through the Extension Officers to farmers.

  The Municipal Chief Executive on behalf of the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo and the sector Minister, Hon. Dr. Bryan Acheampong and his own behalf, congratulated the farmers for their commitment and unrelenting efforts over the years to feed the people and being major stakeholders in the nation building. He shared his personal experience as a farmer and how much he makes in his enterprise. He encouraged the youth to take on farming as a business since the returns were massive when it’s done well.

The celebration saw the presentation of awards to farmers in the municipality who have distinguished themselves in their line of work. Out of 24 farmers nominated for the awards, 7 were awarded.

The following categories and personalities were awarded with fridges, blenders, TVs, spraying machines, wellington boots, cutlasses and certificates.

 Type of AwardNameLocation
1Best Livestock FarmerAbdallah MohammadNew Suame
2Best Crop FarmerAgyei BlacksonAbusuakruwa
3Best Non-TraditionalEric AnningBremang Central
4Best Female FarmerMary Afriyie ForsonBremang Nkontwoma
5Best Poultry FarmerJosephine BoahemaaAbuohia
6Best FabricatorDavid Yaw FrimpongSuame Magazine
7Overall Best FarmerMohammed Abdul RazakOld Suame

The overall best farmer for Suame Municipal for 2024 was Mr. Mohammed Abdul Razak.

He was given a Chest freezer, spraying machine, cutlasses, wellington boots, cloth and a certificate. He later received the sword from the 2023 best farmer signifying he has emerged as the best farmer for 2024 Farmers Day.

Mr. Mohammed Abdul Razak, thanked the Almighty God and the Municipality for the Award.

The chairperson for the occasion thanked all for the support they gave for the success of the program. He encouraged the award winners to continue to work hard in their various enterprises to produce more food for the country.

He further stressed on the need for a peaceful election. He maintained that a peaceful election was paramount for the growth of the country.

Closing prayer was said by Rev. Edward A. Appiah, Breman Presbyterian Church. The celebration ended at exactly 12:30pm.

Bettilyna Opoku Agyemang

(MAO-Extension)

                                                                                                       

SENSITIZATION ON CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AT KWAPRA.

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Officers of the Social Welfare and Development embarked on a sensitization at Kwapra community on conflict management and its effects. Officers on issues that can lead to conflict between partners which included different lifestyles and opinions, tribal differences among others. This exercise was on the on the 14th October,2024

The number of individuals engaged were one hundred and thirty (130), of which eighty-six (86) were females and forty-four (44) were males, and twenty (21) houses were visited. 

Below is a picture of the activity;

ACTIVITY REPORT ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY AT KRONUM ON THE 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2024.

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TEENAGE PREGNANCY

Officers of Social Welfare and Community Development of Suame Municipal Assembly(SMA) on engaged students of St. John of the Cross JHS on what teenage pregnancy is, its causes, effects and preventions on the 13th September, 2024 at Kronum at 10am.

Officers explained what teenage pregnancy is and mentioned peer pressure, family influence, broken homes, lack of information reproductive health, rape, early marriages etc as some of the causes of teenage pregnancy.

One hundred and twenty-five (125) students were engaged, out of which sixty-eight (68) were females and fifty-seven (57) were males.

Below is a picture of the sensitization;

INAUGURATION OF THE THREE (3) ZONAL COUNCILS OF THE SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSSEMBLY.

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As part of efforts to deepen democracy and promote local governance participation, the Suame Municipal Assembly on Thursday, 15th August 2024 inaugurated the three (3) Zonal Councils (i.e. Suame, Maakro and Kronum) at the Assembly Conference Hall.

Present at the inauguration ceremony were the eighteen (18) elected Assembly members, Unit Committee members and Heads of Department of the Assembly.

The Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Johnson Nyarko administered the official oath, oath of secrecy and allegiance to the ninety (90) Unit Committee members made up of Sixty-seven (67) males and Twenty-three (23) females into office.

Five (5) Assembly members from each electoral area and Six (6) Unit Committee members making a total of Eleven (11) members were elected and sworn-in each Zonal Council.

The Suame Zonal Council comprise of Suame Pintinka, New Suame, Old Suame, New Suame Kotoko, Tarkwa and Anumangye Electoral Areas.

Maakro Zonal Council comprise of Maakro, Kantinka Dr. Donkor Forduor, Bremang Central, Bremang East, Nkwontwima and Abusuakruwa Electoral Areas.

Kronum Zonal Council is also made up of Adjei Pepra, Kwapra, Abuohia, Kyerase and Agogoso Electoral Areas.

The Municipal Coordinating Director took members through the functions of the Unit Committee members and advised them to work as a team geared towards the developmental drive of the Assembly.

VISIT TO SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY BY THE HON. DEPUTY MINISTER VINCENT EKOW ASSAFUAH.

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Deputy Minister for Local Government Minister, Hon. Vincent Ekow Assafuah officially began a 2-week working visit to MMDAs within the Ashanti Region.

As part of his visit, he inspected the new office complex and waste management site at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Additionally, he visited the Asokwa Municipal Assembly to review their multi-purpose building and the Suame Municipal Assembly to assess their ongoing projects.

These visits aim to ensure that the projects meet the required standards and to understand the challenges faced by the assemblies to enhance future developmental plans.

SENSITIZATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AT SUAME KOTOKO ON 19TH JULY, 2024.

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ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Social Welfare and Community Development of Suame Municipal Assembly(SMA) on the 19th July, 2024, officers visited residents of Suame Kotoko community to sensitize them on environmental hygiene.

they were educated on the need to weed bushy areas, desilt choked gutters, not dumping refuse in gutters or backyard in order to prevent breeding of mosquitoes and to stay healthy free from diseases and sicknesses.

At the end of the sensitization, one hundred and three (103) persons were engaged, out of which seventy-two (72) were females and thirty-one (31) were males, and twenty-one (21) houses were visited.

MASTERCARD BUSINESS PROJECT FOR SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY.

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The Mastercard Business In A Box (BizBox) project is a partnership between the Mastercard Foundation and Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) that provide the needed support to the youth to start-up their businesses through five (5) main pillars namely;

  • Youth Skills Development
  • Access to Market
  • Access to Start-ups kits
  • Youth Social Networks
  • Institutional Strengthening, Policy and Regulatory Support

The project focuses on four (4) components namely;

Agricultural and Agriculture To Entrepreneurship (AA2E)

This component provides participants with competency-based training with farm institutes, Agric Colleges, mindset shift and entrepreneurial skills training and start-up kits.

Apprenticeship To Entrepreneurship (A2E)

This component equips participants with technical or vocational training, mindset shift and entrepreneurial skills training and start-up kits. 

As of now, 200 apprentices have been enrolled on this component.

MSME Business Acceleration (A2E)

This component aims to fast-track the growth of existing women-owned or women-led businesses through Kaizen training.  The training addresses barriers related to access to market and regulatory support.

Currently, 80 applicants have been enrolled on this programme.

Skilled Craft Person (SCP)

This component aims at Mastercard persons who have a lot of experience in their chosen craft and in turn train their apprentice who have enrolled on the project.

So far, 70 Skilled Craft Persons have been enrolled on this project.In the nutshell, 270 persons have benefited from the training program comprising of expert craft persons, apprentices and people with disabilities.

PLANTING FOR FOOD AND JOBS PHASE 2.0 SENSITIZATION DURBUR BY DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE (SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY)

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On August 28th 2023, the President, His Excellency, Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo, launched the Second Phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs programmed dubbed “Planting for Food and Jobs Phase 2.0 (PFJ 2.0)” in Tamale. This phase aims to transition from a Direct Input Subsidy to a Direct Credit System linked to structured market arrangement.

The Planting for Food and Jobs Phase (II) (PFJ 2.0) program has clear strategic objectives and interventions for Agriculture to deliver Food Security and Resilience within Five (5) years.

The Suame Municipal Assembly through its Department of Agriculture organized a Durbar on the Sensitization of Planting for Food and Jobs Phase 2.0 on 2nd May, 2024 at the Conference Room of the Assembly.

The Municipal Director of Agriculture, Mr. Abass Mohammed inform the participants the purpose of the gathering.

He stated that, the program was to ensure Food Security and listed the commodities under the program which are Cereals and Legumes (Maize, Rice, sorghum, Soybean), Vegetables (Tomato, Pepper, Onion), Roots and Tuber and Plantain (Cassava, Yam, Plantain). He further emphasized about the benefits of joining the program which include but not limited to Access to Credit, Barrier Entry, Access to quality Inputs, Access to Farm Services, Food security and Resilience, Unsustainable Subsidy and Unstructured Market.

CONCEPT OF THE PROGRAM

Miss Bettilyna Opoku Agyemang explained the concept of the program. She highlighted the key actors as Aggregators, Financial Institutions, Input Suppliers, Farmers, Service providers (AMSECS and Extension Agents), Warehouse Infrastructure and Collateral Managers (WICMs), Off Takers and Ancillary Players/Actors. She also made known how actors can access the program.

The presentation was followed by series of questions from participants who were very interested in the program which were answered by Director and Extension officer.

Overall, the program was a major success as most farmers in the Municipal who had vast lands in other Districts were intrigued about the program.

GHANA JOB AND SKILLS PROJECT (GJSP) FOR SUAME MUNICIPAL.

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Ghana Enterprise Agency (GEA) has implemented an Entrepreneurship Training and Grant Support programme with funding from the World Bank to support skills development and job creation in Ghana.

As of now, 120 beneficiaries have been provided with entrepreneurial training to start their own business. The beneficiaries were given three (3) level of training ranging from basic, intermediate and advanced level of training.

All advanced training participates received mentoring and coaching, support with respect to guidance in the preparation of business plan and business registration and licensing.

Start-up grants were given to thirty (30) selected youth in the municipality who successfully sailed through the training up to intermediate level for the first face of the project.

The start-up grants were provided for the following;

  • Purchase of machinery and equipment/ technology
  • Start-up business investment targeted at productivity and growth
  • Working capital such as purchase of raw materials and consumables and payment of salaries.
  • Payment for technical advisory service, training and subscriptions to platforms.
  • Payment for regulatory compliance example. RGD, FDA Registration and License, GSA Certification.
  • Start-up seeking to provide essential goods that helps to mitigate against public health threats.