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Name: YES-Ghana Country Network
Website:
http://projects.yesweb.org/YES-Ghana
Categories: Learning & Education
Work & Economics
Children’s Rights
Description:
Description:
The YES Country Network in Ghana is a collaboration of youth organizations and NGOs working to prepare for the Global Youth Employment Summit and the Decade Campaign of Action that will follow.
Background:
The Youth Employment Summit (YES) Ghana Country Network is a coalition of youths and youth-serving organisations nationwide, working in the area of youth empowerment. The Network is part of seventy (70) other YES networks around the world (see www.yesweb.org).
Launched in July 2002 and with a current membership of over 160 community-based development organisations and hundreds of individual members nationwide, the YES Network brings together innovative and energetic groups who work with relevant stakeholders to lay the foundation for the promotion of a sustainable and productive future for young people in Ghana
The mission of YES-Ghana is to support and promote policies and initiatives that help youth succeed in becoming life-long learners, productive members of society, materially sufficient, and self-respecting citizens. It aims to facilitate collaboration, coordination, information sharing and advocacy amongst governmental organisations, non-governmental entities, academic institutions, research bodies, civil society, and eminent individuals.
Objectives:
a. To develop and improve the capacity and effectiveness of youth-serving organisations to affect youth empowerment;
b. To raise awareness of issues that affect youth, such as using the YES framework of action, which includes the 7Es of Education, Employability, Employment Creation, Equity, Environmental Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Empowerment.
c. To improve the leadership and staff capacity of youth-serving organisations;
d. To influence and inform the development of public policy through research, information, advocacy and coalition building;
e. To develop innovative and effective youth empowerment initiatives.
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