Residents of Kataa call for entrepreneurial training and market Support to boost livelihoods

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Residents of Kataa, a farming community in the Wa East District, are appealing for support in acquiring entrepreneurial skills to help them manage their basic needs and improve their livelihoods.

Speaking to Info Radio, Madam Felicia Bawellee, a resident, called on the government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individuals to provide the youth in the community with vocational and technical training.

She emphasized that training in soap making, weaving, carpentry, and other apprenticeship programs would empower the youth and create employment opportunities.

"If our youth are trained in these vocational skills, they will have alternative sources of income aside from farming, improving their standard of living," Madam Bawellee noted.

Currently, the residents rely on farming, engaging in dry-season vegetable production. However, they face challenges in accessing good markets for their produce.

They, therefore, appealed for support in linking them to reliable markets where they could sell their goods profitably.

In addition, the residents are urging the government through the Wa East District Assembly to construct a market in the community.

They believe that having a local market will attract business people who will buy their farm produce within the community, reducing post-harvest losses and ensuring better prices for their crops.

The residents remain hopeful that their appeal will be heard and acted upon to improve their economic prospects and overall standard of living.