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

Supporting young people to develop business ideas is a key step in creating employment for young people.  The MASO Programme has been working with young people in cocoa growing communities to learning how to start and run their own business. Through the MASO Business Academy, young are empowered to create and launch their own businesses