The MASO Programme was established to help create employment opportunities in the cocoa sector for Ghanaian youth. This MASO has done by providing agronomic and business skills to the youth. In addition, the programme provides life skills including Sexual Reproductive Health Right (SRHR) and Legal Literacy. Reproductive health and legal literacy although was not part

Three years ago, the MASO Programme hit the ground running across five regions of Ghana. We sensitized young using whatever means that was available in cocoa growing communities; from Community Information Centers, radio discussions, community dubars etc. Following the intensive public engagements, we selected our first cohort of young men and women to train them

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