Mou is signed by Interior and Education to produce furniture, school uniforms, and sanitary pads.

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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Ministries of the Interior and Education to allow the Ghana Prisons Service to produce and supply at least 30% of sanitary pads, school uniforms, and furniture for schools throughout Ghana.

The event, which took place at the Ministry of Interior in Accra, was a component of the government’s larger plan to support the education sector while boosting local production, encouraging value for money, and improving inmate rehabilitation.

Hon. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the Minister of the Interior, spoke at the event and characterised the project as a purposeful policy decision that centres national growth around education.

He emphasised the importance of strengthening local production capacity, ensuring timely delivery of vital educational resources, and integrating public procurement into state-owned institutions to enhance openness and accountability.

According to the Minister, the project would result in interconnected results such as increased prison rehabilitation, skill development, revenue production, and reduced recidivism.

He announced the formation of a five-member implementation committee to oversee the agreement’s efficient execution, and praised the Ghana Prisons Service for accepting its increased role in national development.

The MoU will realign the Ghana Prisons Service with new responsibilities inside the education value chain, according to Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education.

He defined recidivism as a return to criminal activity and emphasised the significance of preventing inmates from leading unproductive lives through organised skill development and constructive involvement.

He pointed out that the program used a value-chain strategy based on local and indigenous production, which included locating productive organisations inside prisons.

Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, praised the effort as a game changer, stating that it had repositioned the Ghana Prisons Service as a vital contributor to national output.

She claimed that the initiative’s ultimate purpose was to ensure public safety by breaking the cycle of recidivism and allowing offenders to transition into law-abiding and productive lives following their sentence.

Source: newsthemegh.com