PRESTEA HUNI-VALLEY MP, BARBRA OTENG-GYASI (Esq.) LAUNCHES OBAAPA MICRO LOAN SCHEME WITH 1.2 BILLION (OLD CEDIS) SEED MONEY FOR WOMEN IN PHMA AT BOGOSO.








The Member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley, who doubles as Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Lawyer Mrs. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, assisted by H.E. Samira Bawumia, second lady of the republic of Ghana today, 1/12/2018 launched simultaneously, the Wassa Hemma Foundation and Obaapa Micro Finance Scheme with a seed money of GHc 120,000 ( 1.2 billion old cedis) to empower rural women for economic development.

Speaking to PCD, the MCE, Hon. Mozart K. Owuh said, “the MP promised to help our women when voted into office, and she is here today to fulfil that commitment she made to you. Let us all (women) try to pay when given this money to make it sustainable”.

The Deputy Regional Minister, Hon. Gifty Eugenia Kusi, who had served as MP for Tarkwa Nsuaem for 16 years said, “I told you (women) to vote for Ante Barbara during the campaign, because I knew she will do more than I did for Tarkwa Nsuaem. What am seeing today is a vindication of what she is doing. Let us thank her and pray to God to bless her”.

On her part, the MP, Lawyer Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi began by thanking the 2nd lady, H.E. Samira Bawumia for her support and for being the special guest to the memorable occasion. She also thanked Hon. Gifty Eugenia Kusi, whose “ good leadership at Tarkwa Nsuaem as MP for 16 years, encouraged me to contest the Prestea Huni-Valley seat in 2016, and replicate such good things she did”.

“Today is a joyful day for me, and for all women in PHMA. During the campaign, some of you (women) told me you are not in my party, but you will vote for me because am a woman. I really appreciate what you did for me” Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi stated.

Last week, at our town hall meeting at Aboso, I elaborated what I have been doing to help the constituency since you voted me into office. Today, I will state few that concerns women directly:

1.       Free Vacation Classes for all the three SHS in the Municipal (HUNIVAS, AUGUSCO, and PRESTEC).

2.       1-Mathematical Set per BECE candidate.

3.       Supplied GES, PHMA with 8 motor bikes for all Circuit Supervisors to work.

4.       Renovation of St. Augustine SHS Science Laboratory at Bogoso.

5.       Renovation of Aboso Library with ICT centres, with assistance from Goldfields Ghana.

6.       Renovation of Aboso Health Centre.

7.       Commencement of Municipal Hospital Construction at Bogoso.
8.       Expansion of Children Ward at Prestea Government Hospital ongoing.

9.       Cocoa Seedling project at Nsuaem, supporting Cocoa Mass Spraying Gangs with 50 Cocoa Spraying Machines, and support for Cocoa Pollinators.

10.   6 rural communities each year is benefiting from mechanized boreholes, to ensure clean drinking water.

11.   Incubator for Prestea Government Hospital, and many more.

“What we are going to witness today is the Launching of Obaapa Micro Loan Scheme, under the theme: Empowering the Rural Woman for Economic Development. It is Obaapa because it is only a good woman, who is prepared to work hard to help her family and herself” Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi added. “I have set this up to make rural women in PHMA get access to funds for their businesses” she added. Earlier, Mr. Asare of Fiaseman Rural Bank gave you short briefing. That is because I am doing the Obaapa Micro Finance in collaboration with Fiaseman Rural Bank.
 She added, “I have also set up the Wassa Hemma Foundation (WHF), which is going to coordinate all the social interventions programmes am embarking on the Municipality as your MP. Thus, the annual health screening, micro loan scheme, free vacation classes, support to disabled will all be under WHF.

The Special Guest of Honour, H.E Samira Bawumia said, “the NPP government under the leadership of Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo is doing massively well to serve the good people of this country. Don’t be deceived by people who you gave power to in last 8 years, and did virtually nothing to better your lives”. “I am really moved by what your MP, Barbara is doing, and I am also supporting with GHc 20,000. (200 million old cedis).

The launching had a seed capital of 1.2 billion (old cedis). Important dignitaries that graced the occasion include: Dr. Tony Oteng-Gyasi, (husband of the MP, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi), Alhaji Mohammed (who came all the way from Canada), Hajia Abiba Mahama, Deputy MASLOC CEO, Abdul Ganiyu Mohammed ( Western Region NPP Organizer), Horma Akasi Mienzah ( Western Region NPP Treasurer), Al-Labib Shaman (Western Region NPP Nasara Coordinator), Hajia Saradatu Saddick (National Deputy Women Organizer), Obaheema Nana Esi Kwanstema (Chairperson for the programme), all NPP Constituency Executives, over 700 Women drawn from across Prestea Huni-Valley Municipal and the media.

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