{
  "id": 6122011,
  "title": "AGA equips 22 Sanso ladies with Entrepreneurial skills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/aga-equips-22-sanso-ladies-with-entrepreneurial-skills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/aga-equips-22-sanso-ladies-with-entrepreneurial-skills/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Twenty-two ladies from the Sanso community in the Obuasi Municipal area completed AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mines Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship Programme, marking a significant milestone in their journey towards self-employment. The 12-month program focused on equipping the participants with technical coaching, mentoring, and entrepreneurship training, specifically in the fields of dressmaking and hairdressing. Upon graduation, the ladies received sewing and knitting machines tailored for dressmakers and start-up kits equipped with essential tools like dryers and kettles for hairdressers, enabling them to establish their businesses.\n\nAt the graduation ceremony, Mr. Edmund Oduro Agyei, Director of Sustainability Management at AGA, expressed his satisfaction with the program's success. He highlighted the program's objective of generating direct employment opportunities for the youth in the Sanso community. The Director commended the dedication of the experienced MasterCraft Persons who provided the necessary training, allowing the apprentices to emerge as mature entrepreneurs. AGA invested a total of GHC306,177.40 in the program, and Mr. Daniel Arthur Bentum, Economic Development Superintendent of AGA, emphasized that all 22 participants successfully completed the certification process, acquiring National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) certificates to validate their newly acquired skills.\n\nThe Obuasi Municipal Chief Executive, Faustilove Appiah Kannin, commended the young ladies for their dedication and successful completion of the program. Nana Osei Kwame, Edubiase Amaniehene, representing the Edubiasehene, expressed his appreciation to MasterCraft Persons for their commitment to the ladies' training. The Edubiase Amaniehene urged the graduates to be grateful for the support provided by AGA and to focus on honing their newly acquired skills to become masters of their own enterprises.",
  "summary": "Twenty-two ladies from Sanso in the Obuasi Municipal who went through AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Obuasi Mines Apprenticeship to Entrepreneurship Programme for 12 months have graduated at a ceremony at Obuasi. The number made up of 10 hairdressers and 12 dressmakers received technical coaching, mentoring and entrepreneurship training in dressmaking and hairdressing to prepare them for […] The post…",
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}