{
  "id": 7804306,
  "title": "Offinso Traditional Council seeks support to fight unemployment and underdevelopment in the area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/offinso-traditional-council-seeks-support-to-fight-unemployment-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/offinso-traditional-council-seeks-support-to-fight-unemployment-and-underdevelopment-in-the-area/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Offinso Traditional Council in the Ashanti Region is urging for increased efforts to boost development and generate job opportunities for residents of the Offinso South Municipality. This call for action was made by Dr. Nana Adu Gyamfi Kunmanin Berima Kesse I, the Council's development chief, who personally donated tractors, bulldozers, and other equipment to aid in the municipality's development projects and create employment opportunities for its people. Dr. Kesse I emphasised the importance of supporting development initiatives that directly benefit the local population, aiming to improve infrastructure and foster local projects that generate jobs for the youth.\n\nTo further their cause, the Council launched the SHAMOR Movement for Change Foundation, a new initiative dedicated to empowering young people in Offinso with start-up capital, tools, and other resources necessary to establish their own businesses. The Foundation's primary focus is on youth entrepreneurship, aiming to promote self-reliance, job creation, and meaningful contributions to the area's development through business growth and enterprise support.\n\nAlan Kwadwo Kyerematen, the Founder and Leader of the Movement for Change, attended the event and expressed deep concern over Ghana's rising unemployment rates. He stressed that the absence of job opportunities poses a significant challenge to the youth, particularly in Offinso. Kyerematen highlighted the urgent need for stronger measures to create employment and foster a business-friendly environment to support entrepreneurs and generate sustainable jobs.\n\nKyerematen emphasized that job creation and business support will be among his top priorities if he were to be elected President in 2028. He called for increased investment in entrepreneurship and local economic development to ensure that young people in Offinso, and across Ghana, have access to sustainable livelihoods and opportunities for growth.",
  "summary": "The Offinso Traditional Council is calling for renewed efforts to accelerate development and create jobs for residents of the Offinso South Municipality in the Ashanti Region. The Council says unemployment and limited economic opportunities continue to affect many young people and vulnerable groups in the municipality. The call was made by development chief, Dr. Nana […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Offinso Traditional Council seeks support to fight unemployment and underdevelopment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/offinso-traditional-council-seeks-support-to-fight-unemployment-and",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:46:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}