Over the weekend, 500 trained lifeguards were distributed at the Eastern Naval Base in Tema New Town, Greater Accra Region.
The male and female lifeguards were recruited from nine different areas around the country.
They are scheduled to be deployed around Ghana to save lives on the country's waterways.
Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiama, Minister of Transport, praised the trainees and asked them to use their newly gained abilities to save lives on the Volta Lake and other bodies of water at the event.
He said the government will distribute free life jackets to commuters on the Volta Lake as part of the scheme, as well as help educate locals near the lake. He said, "This initiative would also generate jobs for the kids in coastal communities."
The Volta Lake Transport Safety Project funded the Basic Water Safety and Life Guard Training Course, which was made possible by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) between the Ministry of Transport and Ecozoil, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) (VLTSP).
The course was divided into two sections, the first of which began on February 11th and ran for six weeks.
In a brief presentation, JGC Executive Chairman Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong asked the lifeguards to do all possible to make water transportation safer in the country.
He revealed that his company will supply the Ghana Navy with three-speed boats to aid with security. He said that the VLTSP was important because of the difficulties that transportation on the Volta Lake and other water bodies in the country faced.
"There are issues with transportation on the Volta Lake, including a shortage of life jackets for commuters, overcrowding on boats, and a lack of safety instruction on the lake," he lamented.
He said the initiative will generate jobs for kids from villages near the Volta Lake and train them in water survival and rescue operations to ensure the safety of commuters on the lake.
"It also helps to keep the different landing spots clean, give safety instruction to both boat operators and commuters, and supply life jackets to commuters to keep them safe on the lake," he said.
The initiative, according to Dr. Siaw Agyepong, involves 40 municipal district assemblies (MDAs).
As a consequence, he expressed gratitude to the Transport Minister for his trust in his organization, which resulted in the project's renewal.
"I'd also want to thank Rear Admiral Isaah Yakubu, Chief of the Naval Staff, and Commodore Emmanuel Ayensu Kwafio, Flight Officer Commanding the Eastern Naval Command, for the lifeguard training."
"To the Ecozoil team, let us work hard to guarantee that the initiative meets its objectives so that it may become a model for other countries throughout the world to follow," he challenged the students.