G2 Foundation congratulates first female Vice-President elect

The G2 Foundation, a Non-governmental charity organization, has congratulated the Vice-President elect, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, for availing herself to becoming the first female Vice President of the Republic of Ghana.

Speaking to the media in Sunyani, Mrs Gifty Nyarko, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, together with some traders called for expedited actions and processes for smooth and speed the implementation of the Women's Development Bank as promised in the NDC manifesto.

Mrs. Nyarko further pleaded with the incoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to strengthen the disability friendly policies to support PWDs with business and skills.

She said the illustrious personality of Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang would help effective operation of the Bank which would support female driven enterprises as well as helping the vulnerable in the society.

Single mothers
Mrs. Nyarko observed that a lot of women in the informal sector are single mothers struggling to take care of their children, hence, actualization of the bank was a welcoming idea because it would become a game-changer for micro and small-scale business for Ghanaian women.

The Women's Development Bank would further help expand the private sector employment net through the advancing low-interest loan policies to market women to grow their business ventures and ultimately improve livelihoods of all citizens.

Sharing her expectations, Madam Yaa Asuama, a grocery shop operator, appreciated Prof. Opoku-Agyemang and strongly believed that the realization of the Women's Development Bank would ease the burden of single mothers.

Madam Asuama reiterated the bank would bring easy access to capital to expand already established female businesses in particularly the rural communities and make available startup capital support for women-led and strengthen the informal sector where single mothers were majority.

Popularly known as Agyeiwaa, a second-hand shoe dealer in Sunyani was optimistic the Women's Development Bank would not only boost her existing business, but also help create other business and employ others to work with.

Touching on sustainability, Ms Vida Tetteh, a petty trader at Odumase, in the Sunyani West Municipality called for a systematic approach for management of the bank, strict accountability and transparency in its operations.

This, she strongly believed, would prevent the bank from failing and becoming a mere political gimmick.