New National Youth Policy will be disability friendly – Minister
Mr Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Minister of Youth and Sports, has said the New National Youth policy would ensure gender parity and be disability-friendly.
He said government is soliciting the input of stakeholders across the country to reflect the concerns of the Ghanaian youth.
He said the ultimate goal of the policy is geared towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goal Four of ensuring universal access to education by all children of school-going age.
Mr Asiamah said this at the celebration of the International Youth Day at Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region.
The event was jointly organised by the National Youth Authority, Ministries of Youth and Sports and Education and United Nations Population Fund.
The Youth and Sports Minister said government is constructing ten sports complex across ten administrative regions and upon their completion, they would serve as recreational centres and engender youth entrepreneurship.
Mr Emmanuel Asigri, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, said the Authority created district and regional Youth Parliament to serve as a platform for young people to deliberate on national issues and express their views on issues affecting them.
He said the Authority would soon embark on a Youth Voluntary Project to rekindle the spirit of volunteerism, patriotism and nationalism amongst the youth.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who was the Special Guest of Honour, for his part, said Akufo-Addo’s government would continue to invest in youth development and ensure quality education at the basic level through the provision of education infrastructure and teaching and learning materials.
To this end, he said, government increased the Capitation Grant per pupil from GH¢4.50 to GH¢10.00 upon assumption of office in 2017.
“President Akufo-Addo’s government will not short-change the youth of this nation. We are committed to empowering and providing quality education to the Ghanaian youth because it’s the development of the human capital that helps to develop a nation, not the natural resources such as gold, bauxite, cocoa and crude oil, ” Dr Bawumia said.
He said the Ghanaian youth have the abilities and potentials like any other youth in the world to make a difference in life and reiterated government’s resolve to digitise the various sectors of the economy to ensure quality service delivery.
Dr Bawumia said government would continue investing in education through the Free SHS policy to attain the Sustainable Development Goal four of ensuring universal access to education by all children of school-going age.
Source: GNA