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Akoma Cooperative
Multipurpose Society |
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Founded in
2006, the Akoma Cooperative Multipurpose Society is a non-government
organisation established to help members of the village
of Pusu-Namogo, particularly the more vulnerable women,
children and elderly, to rise out of poverty.
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Fundamentally,
the cooperative is for women who want to work to improve
quality of life for themselves and their family. In Bolgatanga,
unemployment is a critical issue together with low literacy
rates and poor access to health services that are stretched
beyond available resources by high incidence diseases such
as malaria, kwashiorkor and beriberi.
Upon joining the cooperative,
women can earn an income by collecting, processing and selling
shea nuts and shea butter. The majority of this work occurs
during harvest time, from June to October. The Akoma facility
is capable of producing around eight tonnes of shea butter
a day and has the storage capacity for approximately 12,000
bags of shea nuts.
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To guarantee
the women an income all year the Akoma cooperative is diversifying
into other crafts and skills, including dressmaking, soap
making and cocoa butter production
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Benefits to the community |
- women are empowered to create a better future for their families through training schemes and employment opportunities
- training is broad and includes topics, such as, health and safety at work and disease control
- knowledge of other government or charitable schemes for generating income is shared
- children receive the help they need to protect them from disease
- communities have better facilities, e.g. libraries, schools, clinics, sanitary conveniences, etc.
- expert local knowledge is sought to make best use of available resources in the community, and
- respite care is available for the elderly or infirm so that a good quality of life is possible for all.
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