[ 2012-06-30 ]

This year's National Youth Day to be marked in Kumasi
Kumasi, June 29, GNA - This year's National Youth
Day celebration slated for August 12, will be
marked in Kumasi with the presentation of awards
to some distinguished personalities.

The personalities have been selected from Ghana
and Nigeria for their immense contribution to the
development of the youth in their respective
countries.

"Building a better world: Partnering with the
Youth" is the theme for the event, which would be
held under the auspices of KWAKAF International, a
global youth organization based in Canada, the
National Youth Authority (NYA) and the Ministry of
Youth and Sports.

A press statement issued and signed by Rowland
Odih, African Coordinator of KWAKAF underlined the
need to strengthen mechanisms for partnerships
with young people to increase opportunities for
successes on all fronts to help build a better
world.

"Collective and concerted efforts on the part of
all stakeholders is needed to respond to the
pressing global challenges faced by young people
and partnering is the key to harnessing such
efforts" it said.

According to the statement, the award winners were
selected to appreciate their successful
partnerships with young people in Africa - a move
towards mobilizing them for nation building,
economic and social development and the unity of
Africa.

Source - GNA

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