NYA gets volunteers to complete school project

The National Youth Authority has held a 16-day volunteers’ youth camp in the Volta Region to complete construction work on Kpenoe MA JHS.

The building was constructed in 1987 as a pavilion to house a middle school in the area and was later converted into a Junior High school in 1996.

The school currently has a population of 91 pupils and 8 teachers.

The 30 youth from 10 municipal and district assemblies in the Volta Region camped in Ho from the 1st of December and have almost completed work on the Kpenoe MA JHS school.

The Volta Regional Director for the NYA, Yao Semorde, said the idea of voluntary youth work camps is to encourage the youth to be patriotic and to enable them to have intercultural connections. He entreated parents to endeavour to bring their children up to be worthy citizens who will have their communities at heart.

The camp coordinator, Charles Gomenu criticised youth who looked down on artisanal crafts.

According to him, “no nation can develop without fully exploring its human resource which comprises mainly the youth. Thus, young people should take advantage of the numerous opportunities that exist with the National Youth Authority to learn one craft or the other. These crafts will not only be helpful to them but also to their communities.”

The youth volunteers shared their experiences with ecstasy saying it was fulfilling to work for one’s community.

“I joined this project because I know this project will contribute to making life easier for the children of this school. My back still hurts but I have learned how to mix cement and produce mortar and plaster walls. It has been a fulfilling experience for me” one of the volunteers told Citi News.

Togbe Kotoku, chief of the Kpenoe traditional area expressed gratitude to the youth and encouraged more of them to take pride in communal labor. He praised the people Kpenoe for being people who love community service. He noted that many facilities including a rooftop reservoir, a cathedral and kindergartens were all built through community labor.

Headmistress of the school, Mrs. Elizerberth Beecham Kukah was grateful to the NYA for selecting her school for this year’s volunteer camp project. She said the work done will keep goats and sheep away from distracting lessons.

By: Benjamin Aklama | citinewsroom.com | [email protected] | Ghana

Source: citifmonline.com