WOMEN LEADERS REVIEW PERFORMANCE ON SKILLS TRAINING (PAGE 20)

A DAY’s workshop for women leaders in the three northern regions has been held in Wa in the Upper West Region.
The Upper West Rural Women Association (UWRWA) in collaboration with the Department of Women and the Public Affairs section of the United States Embassy in Ghana, organised the workshop.
The aim of the workshop was to review the performance of the women leaders after a skills training workshop had been organised for them last year.
In an address, the Executive Director of the UWRWA, Mrs Cate Bob-Milliar, called for periodic training for women in order to build their confidence level to an appreciable level.
That, she said, was critical for women leaders from the three northern regions, since they still lagged behind their counterparts in southern Ghana.
Mrs Bob-Millar commended the United States Embassy in Ghana for its continuous support for the UWRWA.
"Many workshops, mostly skills training ones have been sponsored by the embassy. They have also funded other programmes for beneficiaries of the International Visitors Programme to share their packages with their colleagues on their return," she added.
Mrs Bob-Milliar noted that the training the women acquired last year had improved their living conditions.
The Deputy Upper West Regional Co-ordinating Director, Alhaji Issahque Alhassan, stated that empowerment was the most viable venture for sustainable development.
He urged the women leaders to let the experience acquired at the workshop trickle down to other women’s groups.