Meta Foundation supports basket weavers with straw, accessories in Bongo
The Meta Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation has supported selected basket weavers in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region to improve production and income levels as part of efforts to strengthen social cohesion.
The support comprised of the provision of bundles of straws, basic raw materials to produce baskets, tape measures and blades to 10 women each from Soe, Feo and Namoo communities in the district.
The intervention formed part of the “Enhancing Social Cohesion and Social Contract, through empowerment of women and youth in three Northern Regions of Ghana Project.”
It is jointly being rolled out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with funding from the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
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