By Philip Tengzu
Wa, (UW/R), Feb. 26, GNA – Plan International Ghana, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), has empowered some youth-led organisations in northern Ghana with the requisite skills and knowledge for effective management of their organisations to achieve greater impact on society.
The training, which focused on its Global and Ghana Country Strategies; gender transformative flagship programme; communication branding; safeguarding; proposal development and financial management among others, targeted Plan Ghana’s partner youth-led organisations in its operational districts in the area.
Speaking at the opening of the capacity building workshop in Wa, Mr Sulemana Hor Gbana, the Programme Influencing and Impact Area Manager, Plan International Ghana, said the NGO recognised that young people had better appreciation of issues that affected them.
He said young people had the potential to contribute to the organisation’s strategies and purpose if they had the requisite capacity and reaffirmed the commitment of Plan Ghana to working with youth and youth-led organisations to achieve the expected results.
Mr Gbana said the training would also enable young people to properly manage their organisations and source funds for their programmes implementation geared towards impacting society.
“We believe young people have the energy, they have the capacity and the knowledge, and are innovative enough to be able to drive whatever youth wants within their own communities”, he stated.
Mr Gbana indicated that the organisation prioritised the development and well-being of girls in their programme strategies and implementation and was intentional about amplifying the development challenges of girls due to their extreme vulnerabilities.
Some youth-led organisations that participated in the training expressed optimism of the impact the enhanced skills and knowledge would have on their organisation for the general good of their communities.
Mr Sumaila Chakurah, the Chief Executive Officer of NoniHub, a technology and entrepreneurship organisation in Wa, said the training would foster greater partnership between youth-led organisations and Plan International Ghana.
With the new knowledge they could increase their youth engagements and develop more gender-sensitive and gender-transformative programmes to help bridge the gap between males and the female in socio-economic activities.
Mr Chakurah added that the training would also enable them collaborate with other development partners to increase their impact on society.
Ms Fadila Fuseini, the Director of Tiyumba Hope Foundation in Tamale, eulogised Plan Ghana as having the best model in engaging youth-led organisations in Ghana.
She said Plan Ghana did not only provide funds for youth-led organisations but it also built their capacities to improve their activities and organizational management.
Ms Martha Anabila, the founder of Martha Inspires Foundation in Tamale, said she was implementing a project that sought to enhance the entrepreneurship potential of women, focusing on green enterprise.
She indicated that the workshop would enhance her organisation’s capacity to better engage with the project communities to ensure success.
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