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  • Bosuso soap making factory poised for economic turn-around

    Residents of Bosuso in the Fanteakwa South District are on course to realizing their dream of providing employment opportunities for themselves, ⁠increase individual daily savings and ⁠improve daily square meals among households by at least 10% in one year.

    This follows the successful completion of their black soap production factory constructed in partnership with the Fanteakwa South District Assembly in the Eastern Region and Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), a non-governmental organization, which helps West African communities that are threatened by the destructive impacts of extractive projects to take control of their futures.

    By way of creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for themselves the Bosuso community took advantage of a $9,000 microgrant by ACA under its Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP) implemented in partnership with the district assembly. 

    To fully operate the factory and improve their living standards, some community members have undergone training on black soap production to quip them with the requisite skills to kick-start production as early as possible.

    KAEME, a premium Ghanaian company specializing in personal care products such as shea soufflé, liquid black soap, among others, facilitated the training program for the participants at the newly built soap factory.

    Freda Obeng-Ampofo, the Founder and Chief Mixer of Kaeme introduced the participants to the various aspects of black soap production.

    From all indications, the Bosuso community is mor than ready for the smooth take off of the project as the people have acquired required items and the basic ingredients for black soap production. 

    “This is very dear to our hearts and we’re extremely excited to venture into such a monumental project which has the potential to turn our socio-economic fortunes around in future and so we’re leaving no stone unturned to make things work for our own good”, said Mr. Maxwell Owusu Bannerman, a Community Member.

  • Bosuso soap-making factory project on course

    Residents of Bosuso, a farming community in the Fanteakwa South district, are anxiously waiting for the successful completion of a soap-making factory in the town to turn their economic fortunes around.

    They have no doubt that the project, when completed, will offer both direct and indirect jobs to several thousands of people in the area, especially women and the youth.

    The people of Bosuso, led by their chief, Nana Atta Krofa, are taking advantage of an existing palm-oil factory in the area, to put up a soap-making factory to make full use of the residue of the palm-oil factory.

    The residues of the palm-oil factory, especially the palm-kernel, which currently go waste will soon become the major raw material to produce a variety of soap, hence the resolve by the community members to vigorously pursue this laudable project to a successful end.

    The Bosuso community has so far spent $5,250 (Gh.c 62,995) on this project out of its $9,000 microgrant advanced jointly by the Fanteakwa South District Assembly and Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), a non-profit-making organisation, which helps West African communities that are threatened by the destructive impacts of extractive projects to take control of their futures.

    The soap-making factory, which is expected to turn around the economic fortunes of the local community, is being executed under the Facilitated Collective Action Process (FCAP), a partnership between the district assembly and ACA as part of measures to strengthen local participation in the implementation of the Assembly’s medium term development plan.

    “We’ve really gone far with the project and currently it’s at the lintel level. We’re going to put additional two blocks on the beam and continue from there. We’re also waiting for the DCE to support us with the specified wood required for the project”, Nana Atta Krofa, said.

    “This livelihood enhancement project will go a long way to boost our local economy and I will everything within my power to ensure its successful completion and I must thank ACA partnering with our district assembly to bring this project to our doorstep.”