{"id":117542,"date":"2026-04-28T07:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T07:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/nap-mastercard-foundation-gea-support-63-apprentices-trainers"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:40:03","slug":"nap-mastercard-foundation-gea-support-63-apprentices-trainers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/nap-mastercard-foundation-gea-support-63-apprentices-trainers","title":{"rendered":"NAP Mastercard Foundation GEA Support 63 Apprentices Trainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>A total of 63 apprentices and trainers have received start-up kits under the National Apprenticeship Programme (NAP) and the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) Business in a Box (BizBox) \u2013 Agric Apprenticeship2Entrepreneur project.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The items included aprons, disposable gloves, T-shirts, headscarves, trampolines, local stoves, basins, toolkit boxes, hairdryers, industrial sewing machines, and cooking pots.<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the items, the Hohoe Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Prosper Kumi, reiterated the importance of maintenance culture and urged beneficiaries to take proper care of the equipment.<\/p>\n<p>He said the number of beneficiaries indicated efforts to reduce unemployment in the municipality, adding that artisans also earned income when given such support.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kumi expressed gratitude to the donors, noting that the intervention would help beneficiaries realise their ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Hohoe Municipal Coordinator of the BizBox Project, Passover Rebirth, said there would be follow-ups to ensure proper use of the items so that others could also benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The beneficiaries expressed appreciation for the support, stating that it would improve their standards of living.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ghana<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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