More than 500 young women in the Ahafo Region have been sensitised on how to identify and develop their talents and abilities to secure a better future.
The programme, organised by the True Potentials Foundation under the theme “Unlocking the Full Potentials of Women,” brought together second-cycle and tertiary students, as well as trainees and trainers in vocational fields such as dressmaking and hairdressing.
Speaking to Adom News at the event in Goaso, Founder and Convener of the Foundation, Mavis Ampofo, said many young women in the region do not receive adequate guidance on how to discover and develop their potential.
According to her, the initiative was inspired by her own experiences as a student, where she lacked mentorship and opportunities for such guidance.
“Young women who are either schooling or in apprenticeship training do not get the deserved education on how they can identify their potentials to give them a better future,” she said.
Mrs Ampofo explained that she organised the event to expose participants to resource persons and accomplished women who could mentor and inspire them.
“In my era as a student, I didn’t get such education and opportunity, and in order not for these young ones to experience what I went through, I decided to organise this event,” she added.
She expressed satisfaction with the turnout and said she was optimistic that the knowledge shared would help participants unlock their full potential.
One of the speakers at the programme, Comfort Boateng, a People Business Adviser at Newmont Corporation Ghana Gold, commended the organisers for the initiative.
According to her, the programme would help equip young women with the right mindset and skills to build successful futures.
She encouraged the Foundation to sustain the initiative instead of making it a one-time event.
“She entreated the foundation not to make the event a nine-day wonder but instead it should be done often to help groom young women in the region for a better future,” the organisers noted.
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