The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), in collaboration with the Ghana Prisons Service and Aboboyaa Company Limited, has officially launched the Capital Behind Bars initiative. The programme was unveiled on Friday, 20 February 2026, at the MASLOC head office.
The launch brought together officials from the three partner institutions to outline a joint strategy aimed at equipping inmates and prison support staff with employable technical skills.
Speaking at the event, MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Abigail Elorm Mensah, highlighted the long-term objective of the initiative, which focuses on job creation for Prison Support Assistants who have received hands-on practical training in assembling Aboboyaa tricycles for a fee. She explained that the training equips participants with technical expertise not only to lead the programme as trainers for their colleagues and inmates, but also to expose them to future enterprise opportunities.
She further disclosed that the next phase of the initiative will be rolled out across all sixteen regions of Ghana. Through the programme, inmates will gain hands-on technical training, real-world work experience, and meaningful engagement in productive activities that can generate legitimate income while in custody. The initiative is also expected to support their successful reintegration into society, restore dignity after release, and help reduce recidivism.
Following her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Aboboyaa Company Limited, Nana Susu Biribi I, reiterated the broader socio-economic benefits of the project. He noted its potential contribution to reducing unemployment and emphasized the importance of equipping inmates with practical, income-generating skills while serving their sentences.
The Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, outlined ongoing reforms within the Service. These include expanded skills training programmes, artificial intelligence integration, mechanised agriculture, and the growth of industrial production aimed at improving safety, welfare, and wealth creation for both inmates and staff.
She also called for stronger stakeholder partnerships, public support through the PESPES Fund (Code: 9721*3100#), and renewed collaboration with MASLOC to advance the Service’s transformation agenda in support of national development.
