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Nigeria and Kenya has kicked off massive tourism marketing campaigns in West Africa by launching travel trade training sessions in different regions of Ghana and Nigeria. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) says the two countries have shown all the indications of contributing to the Kenya's tourism growth as Kenya turns to emerging markets and the Africa region for more tourists. "West Africa is potential to us and this is the beginning of our efforts to tapping into the market that has high spenders with willingness to spend" says KTB Regional Marketing Manager Fred Okeyo during the launch of travel trade training and media engagement programs underway in the cities of Ghana and Nigeria. KTB is training about 200 travel agents in West Africa as well as media engagement programs in a bid to equip them with information on Kenya's tourism products. Last year Ghana and Nigeria recorded about 23,000 arrivals to Kenya, a figure KTB says will be increased significantly soo

Lt. Kernel Ivy Tamakloe receiving the items  S halom Indigenous Foundation, a Non- Governmental Organisation, in collaboration with The Bible Baptist Church has last monday donated items worth 6000 ghc to the 37 Military hospital and the Ghana Police Hospital in Accra as not only part of their corporate social responsibility towards giving back to the vulnerable, sick or poor in society but this time as simply, a gift for Xmas. The items which includes eight boxes of Pap-smear, two wheel chairs, ten walkers, eight boxes of nose masks, and twenty crutches were distributed among the two hospitals simultaneously in equal proportion. The Divisional Head Pastor of The Bible Baptist Church, Rev. Noah T. Quarshie, who made the presentation to the hospital authorities, noted the items were to serve as a gift for patients aiming to put a smile on their faces during this yuletide Season. He urged the doctors and the patients to take good care of the items, adding the pap-

The African Rights Initiative International (ARII) has adorned Prince David Osei, a renowned movie star and a humanitarian as poverty Ambassador for the year 2013. At a fundraiser event and award night dubbed Total Emancipation 2013 on Saturday,14 th December,2013, at La Palm Royal beach hotel the Executive Director of African Rights Initiative International, Mr. Prince Oduro Williams and his team of Board members and supporters openly declared his support and conferred on him the honors as ARII’s poverty ambassador. “This is the greatest task I’ve been given so far as a humanitarian ambassador and I pledge to work to support ARII’s agenda to the fullest; I hereby encourage all stakeholders to join hands with me in this endeavor “the actor said, when given the microphone on stage to make a comment. The night was also used to honour various  key individuals whose contributions in diverse ways  has made fighting child poverty a success which is in line with African Righ

As part of efforts to enhance promotion and marketing of tourism in Ghana and Kenya for that matter in Africa as a whole, Ghana Tourism federation (GHATOF) in collaboration of Kenya Tourist board and Kenya Airways has organized a training workshop  to sensitize private institutions, countries and stakeholders in the tourism sector about the need to foster unity, mobilize resources towards sustainable promotion and marketing of tourism between both countries. The 1st  ever Ghana Tourism Federation(GHATOF),Kenya Tourist Board and Kenya Airways training event which took place at Alisa Hotel in Accra marks the beginning of co-operation partnership and collaboration to all areas of tourism development between Kenya and Ghana saw a combination of members and leaders of participating groups  from Kenya and Ghana such as Tour Guides Association, Tourism writers Association, Ghana Progressive Hotel Association Institute of Hospitality Ghana ,The Ghana national drinking bar Associat