Don't divert funds -Preist

Winneba (Central Region) 8th July '99

Beneficiaries of foreign donor assistance funds have been urged to apply them strictly for the purpose they were given.

They should not see them as " money for spending or gift," the Reverend Father J. J. Bain-Doodu, Archdeacon of the Winneba Anglican Church, has stated at Winneba.

He was opening a three-day workshop on how micro and small scale industries and business can apply foreign donor funds for maximum returns.

It was organised by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), under its programme to empower civil society organisations.

Father Bain-Doodu said since such assistance must be paid back, they must be used judiciously to enhance the economic growth and development of the country.

He charged organisations and district assemblies that administer such funds to monitor the operations of beneficiaries and to assist them to improve their technical and managerial competence.

Mr J. R. Quainoo, district co-ordinator of IFFES, asked the participants numbering about 40 to take the workshop seriously to upgrade their knowledge in their various fields.