The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre(MASLOC) in collaboration with the Ghana Prison Service and Aboboyaa Company Limited officially launched the Capital Behind Bars initiative on Friday 20th February 2026, at the MASLOC head office premises.
This Launch brought together MASLOC, Ghana Prisons Service, and Aboboyaa company Limited.
Speaking at the event, the CEO of MASLOC, Madam Abigail Elorm Mensah highlighted the long term objective of the initiative aimed at job creation for the Prison Support Assistance who received hands-on practical training in assembling the Aboboyaa tricycles at a fee, and equipping them with technical experience not only to effectively lead the program as trainers to their colleagues and the inmates, but to also expose them to enterprise opportunities.
She further outlined that the next phase of this initiative will take place in all the sixteen regions across Ghana. Through this program, the inmates will gain hands on technical training, real world work experience and meaningful engagement in productive activities to generate legitimate income even while behind bars and will help prepare them for sustainable and successful reintegration into society, to restore honor and dignity after their release to reduce recidivism.
Following her address, The CEO of Aboboyaa company Limited, Nana Susu Biribi I, also reiterated the broader socio-economic benefit of the initiative, noting its potential contribution to reducing unemployment rate in the country and also emphasized the importance of equipping inmates with practical, income generating skills while serving their sentences.
The Director General of Ghana Prisons Service, Mrs. Patience Baffoe Bonnie Esq, outlined ongoing reforms focused on skills training, AI integration, mechanized agriculture, and expansion of industrial production to improve safety, welfare, and wealth creation for inmates and staff.
She further called for stronger stakeholder partnerships, support from the public through the PESPES Fund (Code: 9721*3100#), and renewed collaboration with Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) to advance the Service’s transformation agenda toward national development.
