Gov’t is keen in partnering private organizations: Says Woyongo

Gov’t is keen in partnering private organizations:  Says Woyongo

Government in its quest to accelerate the pace of development in the effective management of the country’s resources is keen on partnering private organizations. Government in this regard seeks to leverage the strength of the public sector as a way of complementing its effort geared at bringing development to the doorstep of the people. In a speech read on his behalf at the annual awards night of Afrikids Ghana, the Upper East Regional Minister, Mark Woyongo said government over the past few years has been working tirelessly in creating a level playing field for Private Public Partnership (PPP), a tool by which value for money could be clearly demonstrated. The continuous call for policy on PPP he noted, is to facilitate the socio-economic development of the country, taking into consideration the need for increased availability of basic infrastructure and services. Mr Woyongo lauded the effort of the private sector especially NGOs and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the area of youth empowerment and called on them to work towards the sustainability of their core projects. This, he observed, was key to achieving sustainable economic growth via their activities. Whilst outlining the expected gains of PPP, Mr Woyongo proposed the urgent need for close collaboration between the government and private sector and appealed to NGOs to help introduce programmes tailored at bringing development to the people. He commended management and staff of Afrikids for their invaluable contribution towards the development of children in the region and encourage them to intensify their effort at building the capacity of the disadvantaged in society.  The Country Director of Afrikids Ghana, Nicholas Kumah showed gratitude to partners of Afrikids for their immeasurable support over the years. He also extended appreciation to staff of the organization and its partners in the UK for their outstanding contribution and urged them to work hard to impact the lives of project beneficiaries. The Board Chairman of Afrikids for his part expressed his outfit’s determination of working to become a self sustained organization by the year 2018. In line with the 10^th anniversary of Afrikids UK which took place UK last month, deserving hard working staff of Afrikids, were honoured for their invaluable contribution towards the growth of the organization. In all 9 categories of awards were given out with Beatrice Abugumzio emerging as the best core project staff. The Kassena Nankana Area Project (KNAP) was adjudged the best core project whilst Next Generation Home emerged as best partner project. Two special awards were given to some deserving  media practitioners and staff of Afrikids ICT Academy.

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