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CURRENT PROJECTS
Artisanal Export Program for Ghana (AEPGII) — USAID
ATAG's main program as outlined in its Strategic Plan is being funded by the USAID. It is the second phase of an Artisanal Export Program for Ghana in which ATAG has set out to develop a number of products, train a number of artisans (both male and female), record increases in export earnings from handicraft products and create buyer linkages.
Training Designers for the Handicraft Industry — The Ford Foundation
ATAG deems the sustenance of the industry as paramount and has therefore, been developing not only its material but also human resources. The strategy that ATAG has adopted in developing and sustaining the human resource base of the industry is to develop designers at the tertiary school level who will graduate to fit into the Handicraft Industry. ATAG's focus has been on the students of the Department of Rural Art and Industry of the College of Art and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, using stakeholders in the industry to teach the students how to design, develop, produce and market the handicraft products. The essence of using this approach is to advance the level of professionalism in the entire handicraft business.
Enyan-Maim and Ejumako Kokoben Wood Carvers Project in the Central Region — The EU/APT Development Enterprise, UK/ATAG
This project is aimed at developing wood carvers in the two areas in the Central Region, training the carvers to develop new products and market them and in effect, create jobs to raise their income and living standards substantially.
Artisanal Support Project in the Upper-East Region — EU/GOG/ATAG
Under this project, potters in Sirigu, basket weavers in Gambibgo and Sumbrungu and cloth weavers in Pusiga (Upper-East Region) are being assisted to design and develop marketable products to enable them substantially raise their income levels and standard of living.
Forest Plantation Project
ATAG works together with other governmental and non-governmental organizations to develop programs targeting specific environmental needs of the communities in particular and the Handicraft Industry as a whole. ATAG has embarked on a 1500ha forest plantation project (500ha in each of the three regions, Volta, Ashanti and Eastern Regions respectively) to replace the wood that is cut for the production of the handicrafts. It is expected that the 15oo ha area will be cultivated within a decade.
