A five-day exhibition of made-in-Africa products and cultural awareness creation is underway in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region.

It seeks to showcase potentials of the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions and provide avenue for Africans in the Diaspora to easily trace their roots and invest in Ghana.
 
The event is being organised by Star Black Foundation International (SBFI), a youth-oriented Pan African Organisation, based in Twifo Hemang in the Central Region and supported by Africans in the Diaspora.

Mr  Alhassan Samari, Upper East Regional Minister, in a speech read on his behalf, said the Regional Co-ordinating Council would assist in the promotion of culture and made in-Africa-goods, especially basket and smock abound in the area.

He said this formed part of government policy to equip the youth with skills to enable them to undertake profitable economic ventures to earn a living.

Mr  Samari said since the youth constituted the bulk of the country's workforce they needed the necessary training to enable them to contribute significantly to national development.

He said government introduced the Capitation Grant, School Feeding Programme and expansion of school infrastructure among other initiatives to help develop the country's human resource base.

Mr  Samari said the culture of the people in the region was unique, adding that basket and smock production would be improved to create employment for the people.
 
Mr  Jomo Hutaa, founder of SBFI, said the organisation aimed at uniting all people of African descent.

He said the group would help the youth to acquire skills to enable them to harness their talents, train and involve them in rural development, and educate the people on their civic rights and responsibilities.

Mr  Hutaa said that Africans in the Diaspora were ready to promote made in Africa goods and culture and appealed to Africans to patronise their products.

Source: GNA
Posted: 19/08/08