The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), in partnership with the Ghana Prisons Service and Aboboyaa Company Limited, has launched a new rehabilitation and enterprise programme dubbed the “Capital Behind Bars” initiative.
The programme was officially launched on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the MASLOC Head Office in Accra.
The initiative will provide practical skills training to selected Prison Support Assistants and inmates in assembling Aboboyaa tricycles for a fee. Organisers say the programme is designed to equip participants with technical skills and open up income-generating opportunities.
Speaking at the launch, MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Madam Abigail Elorm Mensah, said the long-term goal of the initiative is job creation and sustainable reintegration.
“The objective is to create jobs and provide hands-on practical training in assembling Aboboyaa tricycles,” she said. “The Prison Support Assistants are being equipped with technical experience not only to lead the programme as trainers for their colleagues and inmates, but also to explore enterprise opportunities.”
Madam Mensah announced that the next phase of the initiative will be rolled out across all 16 regions of Ghana.
“Through this programme, inmates will gain hands-on technical training, real-world work experience and meaningful engagement in productive activities,” she said. “They will be able to generate legitimate income even while behind bars. This will prepare them for sustainable reintegration into society and help reduce recidivism.”
The Chief Executive Officer of Aboboyaa Company Limited, Nana Susu Biribi I, said the initiative has broader socio-economic benefits.
“This programme has the potential to contribute to reducing unemployment in the country,” he said. “It is important to equip inmates with practical, income-generating skills while they serve their sentences.”
Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Esq., said the Service is implementing reforms aimed at transforming correctional facilities nationwide.
“We are focusing on skills training, AI integration, mechanised agriculture and expanding industrial production,” she said. “These reforms are intended to improve safety, welfare and wealth creation for both inmates and staff.”
Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie called for stronger stakeholder collaboration to sustain the reforms.
“We need stronger partnerships and support from the public,” she said, urging Ghanaians to contribute to the Prisons Service’s PESPES Fund through the shortcode 9721*3100#. “We also look forward to renewed collaboration with MASLOC to advance our transformation agenda toward national development.”
Source: www.kumasimail.com
