The decision to establish the GFP club, according to the Country Director of Youngstars Development Initiative, YDI-Ghana, Naa Adei Boateng, follows successes chalked through the use of sports-based games as a vehicle for integrated education which has led to massive behavioural change among children and the youth.

Generations For Peace believes the successes chalked must not be allowed to fade away hence the formation of the GFP Club; the first of its kind in Ghana.

“Through the GFP school club, we intend to empower the members with skills (economic empowerment skills) which would go a long way with them (even after their graduation from the school) using empowerment for peace”, said Naa Adei Boateng, YDI’s Country Director.

According to Adei Boateng, the administration of the club would be premised on two functions.

“First, creating an enabling environment to develop and improve club members’ skills in understanding, practicing and sharing expressions of change (i. e. Taking responsibility, developing respect etc) using sport.

It is the observation of the implementing team that through this first approach, members of the club continue developing values consistent with the GFP brand (and this principle is of very dear interest).”

The GFP club, the founders say, will be more practical in its engagements, as it intends to equip members to make meaningful contributions to society.

Meanwhile, the Director of the St. Peters Mission School, Dr. Moses Adu-Gyimah, has expressed appreciation to Generations for Peace and its local partner, Youngstars Development Initiative – Ghana, for their consistent efforts in changing the lives of many of his wards.

He is optimistic the club will further consolidate the gains from GFP’s activities as well as sustain the changes so far seen in the target community.

GFP and YDI Ghana honoured Dr. Adu-Gyimah with a citation for his tremendous assistance given to the two organisations during the implementation of Sports for Peace Programme for Children Project at the school.

Volunteers from Ghana win 2015 Samsung Generations for Peace Award

In 2015, Ghana GFP initiative dubbed the ‘Catch Them Young Accra Programme’, on Sport For Peace Programmes for Children, was recognized in Jordan where it picked the 2015 Impact Award at the fifth Generations for Peace Samsung Advanced Training and Awards event.

GFP ‘s Sport For Peace Programme for Children targeted 40 students to address issues of bullying and poor communication between students of different ages and social classes.

The Samsung Generations For Peace Award for Impact is given to a programme that demonstrates the ability to positively affect the beneficiary community, stakeholders and other members of the wider community. It is also awarded for successful local media coverage and local awareness of programme, and for quantitative and qualitative reach of programmes.

In all, four awards were given out to various groups for Innovation, Quality, Impact, and Sustainability

Vodafone Ghana Foundation partners YDI to equip juvenile offenders

The Director of the Youngstars Development Initiative, Ghana, in 2016 received a citation from Vodafone Ghana Foundation, after it partnered the Foundation to carry out an entrepreneurship skills project at the Boys and Girls Remand /Correctional Center in Accra.

The 12-weeks intensive training in batik, tie and dye and fashion design, benefited twenty participants.

The major objective of the project, according to YDI and Vodafone Ghana Foundation, was to equip the beneficiaries with employable skills to help them become independent.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana

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