Kumbuuyili (N/R), Oct 17, GNA – A shea processing centre has been constructed at Kumbuuyili
in the Sagnarigu Municipality of the Northern Region to promote economic opportunities and
improve livelihoods of women in the community as well as extend the shea value chain.
The facility, which has been equipped with a kneader, a crusher, roasters and a miller to help in
processing the shea, is to bene t Kpanmanga Shea Processing groups, which are two women-led
shea processing groups comprising 35 members each in the community.
It was constructed by Songtaba, a women and children’s rights advocacy NGO working in the
northern part of the country, with funding support from GODREJ, an Indian organisation, following
an appeal from the women shea processing groups in the area.
In line with the project, a Village Savings and Loans Association has been set up among the
women groups to ensure savings and funds to improve their operations, while efforts are ongoing
to facilitate other market linkages for them.
A five-member Management Committee is also in place to manage the centre.
Hajia Adam appealed to the Sagnarigu Municipal Assembly and other stakeholders to support
the facility and the women in their quest to secure more market for their products.
She expressed gratitude to GODREJ and the community for the partnership.
Mr Mohammed Yakubu Ahmed, Sagnarigu Municipal Chief Executive, expressed the
Assembly’s support for the facility, and advised the bene ciary women to adhere to quality
standards to enable them to export their products to other countries.
Mrs Bibiana Yakubu, Assembly Member for Malshegu Electoral Area, urged the bene ciary
women groups to work together to reap the full bene ts of the facility
Madam Salima Abdulai, Women’s Leader at the community, expressed gratitude to Songtaba
and its partners for their support, and pledged their commitment to take good care of the facility
to sustain their operations.
Mr Abdallah Ibrahim, Chairman of the community, who spoke on behalf of the community chief,
also thanked the partners for their support and pledged their commitment to take good care of
the facility.
Source: Ghana News Agency/ Albert Futukpor