THE Krobo-Danish Association (KROBODAN) at the weekend launched a number of initiatives to improve the lot of people in the rural communities of Yilo Krobo, Upper Manya Krobo and Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region.
The initiatives are a savings and credit scheme for farmers in Yilo Krobo who have no land of their own, training of single mothers in bead-making and free eye screening.
Under the savings and credit scheme, the beneficiaries would be provided with funds to go into poultry keeping, animal husbandry, snail and grass-cutter rearing and piggery.
The facility which would be made available for 300 rural dwellers, would cover the period from 2008 to 2011.
With regard to the training of single mothers for bead-making, the association in collaboration with Bulow Glass, a glass-blowing company in Denmark, would train 60 beneficiaries after which they would be assisted to produce quality beads for the Scandinavian market.
Under the free eye-screening exercise, KROBODAN with support from Synoptik of Denmark, the Koforidua Regional Hospital and the education directorates in the three Krobo districts, namely Yilo, Upper Manya and Lower Manya, conducted an exercise for the general public at Nkurakan, a foodstuff marketing centre in the area.
During the exercise, hundreds of people had their eyes examined and those with defects were given spectacles free of charge.
According to an executive member of the association, Mr N. Joshua Nartey, his outfit which was committed to the improvement of life in rural communities, would continue with such initiatives to enable rural dwellers to lead decent lives.
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