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Ghanaian artiste calls on youth to embrace careers in cocoa

Tuesday, 18 July 2017 by
In a recent tour among cocoa-growing communities of Ghana, MASO brand ambassador and dancehall artist, Stonebwoy, encouraged young people in the Volta region to consider choosing careers in the cocoa sector. As a brand ambassador, Stonebwoy (Livingstone Etse Satekla) is supporting the overall objective of the MASO (The Next Generation Cocoa) Programme for creating career
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StoneBwoy champions cocoa farming with his music

Thursday, 13 July 2017 by
Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla known in music circles as StoneBwoy has been using music to preach cocoa farming to youth in the country especially in the cocoa growing areas. The musician has been touring parts of the Volta region as an ambassador of MASO programme that aims at empowering the youth of the country
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Embrace MASO Cocoa Project – Stonebwoy tells Volta youth

Thursday, 13 July 2017 by
Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has urged the youth in the Volta Region of Ghana to embrace the MASO Cocoa Project at an outreach programme yesterday, July 7. MASO, literally meaning ‘lift up’ in the Akan language, forms part of the Youth Forward Initiative, led by Solidaridad, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Overseas Development Institute, NCBA-CLUSA,
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Joyce Pomah aspires to grow cocoa and manage her farm differently

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 by
Joyce Pomah is a 24 year native of Adiembrah, a cocoa-growing community in the Asunafo North District of the Brong Ahafo region. Joyce joined the MASO Programme in 2016 to train as a cocoa farmer. “I am convinced I will become a better cocoa farmer in this community. The training my colleagues and I received
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Charity Konadu takes baby steps towards becoming a best cocoa farmer

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 by
Young people who live in rural communities are faced with many challenges including unemployment.  23-year-old Charity Konadu is aware of the limited options in her cocoa growing community, Aboduam in the Sefwi Wiaso District of the Western region. She signed up to be trained as a cocoa farmer with the MASO Programme in 2016. She
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“I am becoming a better farmer with lessons from MASO” – Kweku Brimah

Tuesday, 20 June 2017 by
Kweku Brimah is 24 years old but already has five years’ experience working on a cocoa farm. Kweku joined his parents to cultivate the family cocoa farm after he completed Junior High School. Occasionally, Kweku also joins other friends to prune and weed other farms for a fee. The newly acquired knowledge from the MASO
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