09-05-2012
Narration:
In line with its vision to restore hope and alleviate the plight of vulnerable
street children of Northern Ghana, Youth Alive Ghana, an NGO has graduated 45
youth drawn from the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions. The youth who
underwent years of intensive training in various vocational modules including
dressmaking, masonry, carpentry and auto electrical among others received
assorted working tools to help them establish businesses on their own. They
were also presented with certificates of participation, quantity of roofing
sheets and an unspecified amount of money whilst the female trainees were
supported with bags of cement to start their respective businesses. The
presentation of the items was made possible through Barclays Bank and Comic
Relief of UK with assistance by Tool for Self Reliance, an NGO.
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Addressing
graduants at Bolgatanga, the Deputy Regional Minister, Mrs Lucy Awuni in a
speech read her commended Youth Alive and its collaborative agencies for their
effort in helping to eliminate streetism. She said government as part of its
policy interventions is committed to invest and place the youth at the core of
its numerous policy initiatives and encouraged Youth alive not to rest on their
oars but rather continue to support the effort of government in restoring hope
in children. Speaking to Radio Ghana
after the function, the Consumer Banking Director of Barclays Bank, Nana Dwemoh
Benneh said Barclays is keen to developing since they are the future leaders.
According to him, the bank in line with its corporate social responsibilities
is embarking on key sponsored projects in the county and mentioned the Community
Sustainability programme as one of its key community initiatives. Furtherance
to its set objectives, Barclays identifies groups and initiatives that are
sustainable in nature, because they believe in activities that strive in long
term achievements. He said Youth alive as a charity based NGO posses what it
takes to drive their set objective, hence their partnership. To him activities
of Barclays is in conformity with the core objective of Youth Alive, adding that Youth Alive seeks to provide
employable skills for the youth and also ensure that they set up driving
businesses that would improve and enhance their socio-economic wellbeing.
Comparatively, Barclays tries to make a difference in society by providing
financial training skills which will make them better managers in the future,
stating that their services are tailored to the needs of poor and vulnerable
households, individuals and communities. Mr. Benneh was happy to announce that
the various community initiatives embarked by Barclays cuts across the country
and has impacted on the lives of vulnerable people particularly their valued
customers and stakeholders. He said Barclays will continue to partner Youth
alive in mentoring the youth through skill training so that they can make a
difference in society. Mr Benneh was hopeful that Barclays through its various
community initiatives will contribute in making life easier for the vulnerable
groups in society particularly, street children. He further expressed the hope
that in a year or two the graduants through the training they have acquired
would be able to set up sustainable businesses so that in the future they can
impart their skills to benefit other unemployed youth in their communities. The
Country Director of youth Alive, Madam Agnes Talata Chiravira said her NGO
secured GHc100, 000 from donor groups to support the graduants and emphasized
that Youth Alive had adopted workable interventions to encourage and motivate
the beneficiaries to live decent lives and work in their communities. Mrs Chiravira
said monitoring mechanisms has also been put in place to ensure that they stay
in their respective areas to work.
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