The story of Asuma Godfred Patterson, a MASO  youth in  Bopa community, in the Akontombra district of the Western region, has inspired a great number of young people in his vicinity. Godfred currently provides various essential services to residents of Bopa. Before he started providing these services, he  joined the MASO Programme to learn more

Most youth in rural areas complain about lack of opportunities to undertake any gainful economic activities beyond farming. A venture they are also not too keen on going into because they say, it involves a lot of hard work. The MASO Programme over the last three year developed various training models to motivate and train

When Akua Afriyie heard an announcement in her village inviting young people interested in cocoa cultivation to a forum, she was immediately interested. After all, she was unemployed and idling  in Kramokrom. So any opportunity to keep her busy and earn her an income was a welcome relief. Three years ago, Akua Afriyie a resident

Solidaridad West Africa in collaboration with TN Delfah has organized the second edition of Cocoa Learning Experience for selected second cycle students. 100 students from Accra Girls Senior High School and Ideal College undertook a two-day factory visit recently. The students visited two cocoa processing companies in Tema: Niche Cocoa Industry Limited and Cocoa Processing

“There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women” – The late Kofi Annan. The MASO programme started almost three years ago agrees completely with the above quote by the late Kofi Annan. Indeed, for total development to occur, all groups of people regardless of their sex must be carried along

As the workforce in the cocoa sub-sub sector ages,(an average age of 55-years), the critical concern has been how to transform cocoa farming and make it more appealing and attractive for the youth to take over. However, despite the government’s own efforts to lead the charge, one of the programmes that is nurturing the next

The MASO programme will on September 18, 2018 host a Youth in Cocoa Conference in Kumasi. The Conference  under the theme “The youth as agents of transformational change in the cocoa landscape of Ghana” will bring together over 150 young cocoa farmers and stakeholders. It is  intended to provide a platform for the youth in