Introduction:
Yesterday,
11th of October, 2014; orientation activities have been held to kick
start Impact Generation’s year-long Youth Volunteering program. The near five hours program took place at the
Sociology Department of the University of Ghana, Legon.
a group photo of Participants |
Program:
Dubbed Impact
Life Changers project, the program seeks to recruit Ghanaian youths youth from
all walks of life, groom them through a series of training, mentorship
programs, counselling and other Youth developmental activities as may be necessitated.
Impact
Generation would also assume responsibility of, attaching Youths signed on to
the program to partner organisations to undertake various volunteer duties in
either, project, events; internship or international volunteering.
Focus:
The project
will target youths from both the formal and informal sector. It aims at not
only developing the participants for future engagements, but also; raising
Ghanaian minds for the numerous socio-economic challenges faced by the nation.
A component
of the program would also focus on introducing participants to various youth
development geared opportunities around the world.
Past Partnership and supports:
Starting
operations in the year 2009; the organisation have through the partnership and support
of other organisations like, Moremi Initiative for Women’s Development in Africa, UNAIDS, UNESCO, Ministry of Education, Unique Life Assurance, Life well
Investment, TV Africa and Net 2 TV Station attained success in organising and
undertaking programs in its area of focus.
Impact Generation:
Impact
Generation is a youth-led nongovernmental organization which seeks to develop
young people into change makers of their communities. It is registered as a
Non- Governmental Organization under the following institutions: Registrar
general’s Department of Ghana- G27, 777, National Youth Council and Social
Welfare Department of Ghana – D.S.W/5349
The focus
of the organization is Youth Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS, Youth Mentoring
and Coaching and Volunteering. Its vision is to become a centre of excellence
for developing and empowering the young people to make positive impacts in
their communities.
The
objectives of the organization are:
* To
empower and develop the youth problems through education, training and capacity
building activities
* To
provide solutions to youth through the provision of Mentorship and counselling
services.
* To
educate youth and create awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health and
HIV/AIDS.
* To create
opportunities for youth participation, leadership and involvement in community
development.
* To carry
out advocacy in our focus areas on youth.
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