Ghana: WFP to Construct World-Class Transport Coaching Centre in Accra

The United Nations World Meals Programme (WFP) is partnering world companies to construct a world-class transport coaching centre in Accra, Ghana.

The centre is geared toward enhancing transport and logistics capacities throughout West Africa, inject new experience into native transport markets and equip them to ship life-saving items, similar to meals and medication, extra effectively all through the area.

This was contained in a press release copied to the Ghanaian Occasions in Accra yesterday.

WFP’s Director of Provide Chain, Alex Marianelli, mentioned bringing collectively main gamers within the sector, similar to Provider World Company, Renault Vans and Toyota Tsusho, the Authorities of Ghana and WFP, would arrange a first-of-its-kind centre which can provide free on-line and hands-on coaching to as much as 400 folks per yr.

He mentioned coaching can be supplied on greatest practices in street transport, fleet administration and the secure transport of temperature-sensitive commodities.

Mr Marianelli acknowledged that trainees would come with employees from humanitarian organisations, governments and the native non-public sector.

WFP’s Director of Provide Chain mentioned over the past couple of years, his outfit had seen how vital sturdy and resilient provide chains had been, including that the coaching centre was a vital step in the direction of constructing stronger provide chains in West Africa.

“We’re excited to share our data and expertise and – by way of our companions -provide entry to the most recent data from main specialists,” he added.

He mentioned elevated native capacities and experience in provide chain would, in flip, assist WFP’s emergency and resilience-building operations in susceptible communities throughout West Africa.

Mr Marianelli mentioned development of the centre was anticipated to start later this yr with the monetary assist of the Authorities of Japan, on a land donated by the Authorities of Ghana as a part of the present WFP United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot operations.

He mentioned by way of the centre, companions and stakeholders aimed to deal with the challenges hindering the event of the transport sector throughout West Africa, together with lack of coaching alternatives and restricted technical know-how.