[ 2017-04-07 ]

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia

Empower the youth to deliver - Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has
added his voice to the call to empower the youth
in preparation for leadership roles in the
future.

The capacity of the youth, who are the next
leaders of the nation and currently play a key
part in national discourse, needs to be built up
to enable them deliver, Dr Bawumia emphasised.

Vice President Bawumia made the call when the
leadership of Junior Chamber International (JCI),
led by Mrs. Reem Abdel-Hadi, International Vice
President, paid a courtesy call on him at the
Flagstaff House to officially introduce the new
Ghanaian leadership of JCI and to outline their
contribution to national development.

“The objective of the Junior Chamber
International is laudable and the continuous
existence of the organization for over hundred
years affirms the good work it is doing. Junior
Chamber International is a club of future leaders
and I like the idea of volunteerism.

“The youth are the future and need to be
empowered to deliver. The youth should be
innovative. I encourage you to do more and the sky
is the limit” Dr. Bawumia said.

National development, Dr Bawumia indicated, is a
collective effort, and government is grateful for
the contribution of organisations such as JCI who
offer the youth opportunities to develop
themselves.

Mrs. Reem Abdel-Hadi praised Vice President
Bawumia for the active role he continues to play
in helping the youth to take active part in nation
building, and commended government for its
youth-friendly policies.

Stephen Kwaku Darku, President of the Ghana
Chapter of JCI, announced that the organisation is
liaising with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and
the National Youth Authority to develop a 10 year
national volunteering strategy dubbed an Active
Citizens Campaign, modelled on the National Youth
Policy, to re-ignite the spirit of volunteerism in
Ghana among the youth.

Mr. Emmanuel Asigri, Chief Executive Officer of
the National Youth Authority, pledged his
organisation’s commitment to the “fruitful
partnership” with JCI, especially in the quest
to encourage volunteerism.

JCI is a nonprofit organization of young active
citizens aged between 18 and 40yrs who are engaged
and committed to creating meaningful impacts in
their communities through volunteerism. Founded
over 100 years ago, the Ghana chapter was
established 11 years ago.

Kofi Annan, Bill Clinton and John Fitzgerald
Kennedy are alumni of Junior Chamber
International.

Source - www.ghanaweb.com

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