“My outfit is poised to create jobs for the youth, particularly, the females who were once doing illegal mining with their male counterparts,” she said.
“Some of the males who have been prevented from engaging in galamsey are currently into palm nut cultivation and other alternative income-earning ventures,” according to her.
“So my ministry has decided to support the ladies who were also into galamsey. Those who want to learn a trade such as dress, soap and beads making or do some retail businesses, my outfit is ready to support them”, the deputy minister indicated.
Naana Eyiah, who is also the Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, stated this when she met with some women groups at Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of Western North Region.
The minister was in the area to assure the females who were into galamsey that the government had committed resources to create an alternative source of income for them.
She noted the rate at which rivers and the vegetative covers were being destroyed by the activities of illegal miners called for decisive action to bring the situation under control.
” So the government placed a ban on illegal mining and introduced Community Mining which would encourage responsible mining”, she added.
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