GARI PROCESSING CENTRE FOR ABURA KWAMANKESE (PAGE 20)

A US$12,000 gari processing centre for the people of Abura Kwamankese, near Mankessim, sponsored by the Trinity Chapel in the United Kingdom, has been inaugurated.
The Chief Executive of GRATIS Foundation, Mr Emmanuel Asiedu, who performed the inaugural ceremony, commended the good work of the donor for providing funds for the centre.
He said the provision of the centre would go a long way to reduce poverty, since the bulk of farmers in the community cultivated cassava.
A senior pastor of the Trinity Chapel in London, Rev Dr Shala Fola-Alade, said appropriate technology was the only solution to the toil of the rural woman.
He said technology would also help improve quality, as well as quantity, and enable women to generate more income.
Rev Fola-Alade expressed the hope that the district assemblies, non-governmental organisations and donor agencies would assist communities to acquire processing equipment to ensure that rural communities were equipped with improved substitutes for the traditional ways of production.
He said by doing so they would be helping to alleviate poverty, enhance food security and at the same time help GRATIS to become self-sufficient.
An elder of Kwamankese, Mr James Quansah, on behalf of the people, thanked Trinity Chapel, UK and the GRATIS Foundation for the gesture.
He assured the donors that the facility would be put to good use to enhance the living conditions of the people.