As part of this year’s Valentin’s Day celebration, a football march was organized between the staff and Hon Assembly members of Suame Municipal Assembly.
At the end of the match, staff of the Assembly won by four (4) goals to three (3) against the Hon. Assembly Members.
The Municipal Co-ordinating Director, Hon Presiding Member, staff of the Assembly and some committee members were present.
The Department of Social Welfare and Community Development and the Municipal LEAP Reassessment Team held a meeting with the three (3) Community LEAP Focal Persons within the municipality on Monday 13th January, 2025 at the Municipal Assembly Hall.
The purpose of the meeting was to sensitize the focal persons on the upcoming LEAP Reassessment programme. During the meeting, the focal persons were sensitized on the LEAP programme with respect to the category of people who qualify to be on the programme, the need for the reassessment among others.
The Municipal Social Welfare Officer explained to the participants that the objectives of the reassessment are to;
He indicated that since the inception of the LEAP programme in 2008, there has not been a major reassessment of beneficiaries hence the need to reassess them in order to reduce the incidence of inclusion and exclusion errors.
Focal persons were very happy about the upcoming programme and pledged to support it in order to make it a success.
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.
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/N | START-UP ITEM | QUANTITY | BUSINESS CREATED | JOBS CREATED | GENDER | |
| M | F | |||||
| 1 | Hair Dryers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Sewing Machines | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kniiting / Overlocking Machine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Electric Welding Machines | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 11 | |
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/N | START-UP ITEM | QUANTITY | BUSINESS CREATED | JOBS CREATED | GENDER | |
| M | F | |||||
| 1 | Hair Dryers | 53 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 52 |
| 2 | Sewing Machines | 78 | 78 | 78 | 4 | 74 |
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Electric Welding Machines | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | Aluminum Cutting Machine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Steel Bending | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Makeup/Cosmetology | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Leatherworks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Baking | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | Auto Mechanics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Auto Electricals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Barbering | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Masonry | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 186 | 186 | 186 | 29 | 157 | |
PRESETATION MADE BY THE MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE(MCE) AND THE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (MP)FOR SUAME TO THE PARTICIPANTS.
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 Award | Name | Location | |
| 1 | Best Livestock Farmer | Abdallah Mohammad | New Suame |
| 2 | Best Crop Farmer | Agyei Blackson | Abusuakruwa |
| 3 | Best Non-Traditional | Eric Anning | Bremang Central |
| 4 | Best Female Farmer | Mary Afriyie Forson | Bremang Nkontwoma |
| 5 | Best Poultry Farmer | Josephine Boahemaa | Abuohia |
| 6 | Best Fabricator | David Yaw Frimpong | Suame Magazine |
| 7 | Overall Best Farmer | Mohammed Abdul Razak | Old 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)
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;
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;
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
STAFF OF SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS VALENTINE’S DAY FOOTBALL MARCH.February 14, 2025 - 6:15 pm
SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT ON THE MUNICIPAL LEAP FOCAL PERSONS MEETING.January 13, 2025 - 5:30 pm
SUAME MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTER (BAC) JOB CREATION AND SUPPORT 2024.December 11, 2024 - 3:21 pm
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.November 8, 2024 - 6:55 pm