The project would harness the potential of the youth through the creation of the appropriate platforms for education and knowledge sharing as critical components for community development and peace building.
The multi-faceted project would create a database for development of youths in the beneficiary communities made up of Shama, Sekondi/Takoradi, Jomoro, Ellembelle, Nzema and Ahanta West.
It would also mobilise and form youth groups for co-ordinated engagement with TEN partners on development priorities, establishment of the “Daakye Nsroma Centre” which would support the youth in education, entrepreneurship and mentorship and beach soccer programmes.
Mr Seth Oteng, Chief Executive Officer of YouthBridge Foundation, implementing agency for the IYD project, said the project would help mitigate violence as a result of a mismatch expectation from the operating communities through the promotion of youth development programmes.
Other areas for consideration under the project would be skills development of local artisans, cultural tourism and economic empowerment of the youth.
Mr Francis Bobie, who represented the TEN Project partners, said the team was happy to be part of the project adding “this is an important initiative aimed at engaging and developing the young people of the coastal districts”.
He said the partners were committed to making meaningful contribution to the economic and social development of the host communities adding; “we are pursuing a broader support to education to complement government efforts of improving access to quality education which was considered as central to growth and development.
Mr Paul Yeboah from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation said Ghana needed cutting edge interventions to push the youth at the fore front of national development adding; “it is thus heartwarming to be part of the IYD which would work at offering different opportunities to the youth”.
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