ExGlo Foundation Supports Livelihood Projects
A nation that does not invest in its young ones isn’t worth dying for they say; in lieu of this adage, ExGlo Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Ghana has been at the forefront of championing charity initiatives as well as educative and well-meaning programmes to help not only the young ones but people in need and support, across various spheres.
ExGlo Foundation recently undertook 2 initiatives worth highlighting. The first one done in Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana saw Senior High School Girls undergoing training that will be able to equip them for business start-ups after school.
This year, the foundation selected 2 regions and identified two beneficiaries for its activities. The Northern Region and the Central Region were chosen with specific reference to the Tamale Girls Senior High School in the North and the Srafa community in the Central region. The objective of the foundation this year was to engage these beneficiaries in skill development training and also to offer educational assistance to the Srafa D/A Basic school.
The rationale behind the skill development training was based on the needs assessment carried out before the training. We discovered that, regarding the Tamale Girls, most students were more likely to venture into entrepreneurship to make a living for themselves after school. But there are little to no skill acquisition avenues in the school and the few existing ones are expensive and thus unaffordable hence they are not able to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations when they leave school. This is a major problem in our target regions and most of the students involved in this end up becoming delinquent and living reckless lives. Most of the girls become pregnant after a few months of coming out of school with little or no financial support for themselves and their kids.
For the Srafa Community, they discovered that the women in the community are primarily engaged in farming which serves as their only source of income for themselves and their families. Since farming is a seasonal occupation, these women become financially handicapped when it is not yet the farming season. Most of the women in this community are also housewives who have no particular skill to support their families financially aside from farming.
As part of their mission as a Foundation, they decided to equip these girls and women with various skills that can help them attain some level of financial freedom.
Skill Development Training at Tamale Girls Senior High School:
On the 12th of November, 2022 the ExGlo foundation visited the Tamale Girls Senior High School to train them in liquid soap and bead making. As stated early on, the aim was to equip them with these skills to prevent them from being idle and delinquent after school and acquire entrepreneurial skills to help them in the future.
See photos from the Tamale Training (Below):
Skill Development Training at Srafa Community and Donation Of Essential Items to Srafa D/A Basic School
On the 18th of November, 2022 the ExGlo foundation visited the people of Srafa in the Central region. The visitation was in 2 folds.
The first half of the program was to donate some essential items the school needs to facilitate learning and some menstrual hygiene items the female students requested during the needs assessment conducted. Items donated to the school included marker boards, sanitary pads, towels, soaps, African print cloths (to cover themselves with it in the washroom when changing), dozens of panties and a cupboard where all these menstrual hygiene items can be kept.
ExGlo foundation also repaired the spoilt hand wash basin in the washrooms for them and fixed the marker boards as well.
The second phase involved the entire community, but mostly the women. The aim was to engage them in making shampoo, liquid soap and pastries, which was very successful. The women were equipped with these skills to help them generate extra income to support themselves and their families.
See photos from the Central Region Training (Below):
