Washington DC (USA) - The Akwapim Community in the Washington Metropolitan Area has celebrated its 18th Anniversary with a Fund Raising Dance.

The proceeds would go into the development of projects in Akuapem especially a Ghanaian Youth Language Laboratory, which will benefit Ghanaian children and those of other nationalities.

Seth Evans Addo, Trade and Investment Minister at the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC told the community that, the language laboratory was a laudable project which will add to cultural development in Ghana and said that the Embassy which is also working on the creation of a cultural centre will collaborate with the Executives of the Akuapem Mma Fekum.

Evans Addo also acknowledged the healthy relationship between the Embassy and the various Ghanaian Associations in the United States and said it has become a policy hence His Excellency Alan Kyerematen's visit to Chicago, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Durham, Columbus and Austin in the last four months.

The Trade and Investment Minister reminded them about other initiatives at the Embassy including the Ghana Skills Bank, The Ghana Bank based on the Credit Union System, the Investment and Equity Project, and the Save Your School Program. He advised that they visit the Ghana Skills Bank site at www.ghanaskillsbank.org since the registration will serve among others as a database for recruiting Ghanaian professionals, technicians and trade men for various assignments in Ghana and beyond.