APC-USA 2nd Annual Conference And Dinner Held
The United States chapter of the Asante Professionals Club (APC-USA) has organised their 2nd Annual Conference and Fundraising Dinner to commemorate the 2 years Anniversary of the club since its inception.
The programme which was sparkled with a workshop conference saw the network of Asante Professionals from various states in the United States of America gathered to deliberate and explore strategies to make an impact in the socio-economic development of Asanteman in line with the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s development plan.
The event was dubbed “W’asanteban te sen?”
Guest who graced the workshop event were, Hon. Asenso Boakye, MP for Bantama and Minister for Works and Housing, also the founder of Asante Professionals Club, and Nana Osei Agyeman Bawuah, Otumfuo Aboafuohene who doubles as the Patron of APC-USA.
In her welcome address to open the conference on Saturday morning, Ms. Barbara Acheampong, President of APC-USA, recognised the presence of the invited guest and went ahead to lay bare the mission of the club to the development of Asante.
“The APC-USA is currently focused on the design and implementation of healthcare and educational programmes which are two critical segments of Otumfuo’s Development Plan, and we continue to seek opportunities to engage and partner with individuals and institutions to further our programmatic goals”, she said.
The APC-USA has initiated a conversation with Babson College, a ranked entrepreneurship institution in the United States, for possible collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology on skills development, exchange programs, and other opportunities essential for teaching and learning.
There are also long-term plans for establishing an Asante Development Bank. The group seeks to engage various stakeholders in Asanteman regularly to identify critical issues that need to be addressed in Asanteman.
The Asante Professionals Club-USA since its two years of inception has contributed very much towards the development of Asanteman in its very best way.
On 21st June this year, the club donated two expensive machines to support the health system in Asanteman, an Autoclave, and Electrocautery machine to Manhyia Government Hospital. The two machines will help prevent infections and also reduce blood loss that happens during surgery. This will a long way to improve the quality of life of patients at the Manhyia Hospital.
Source: Opemsuo.com/ Emmanuel Owusu Anti
