Since 2018, we have together with our partners organised several literacy programs directed at Children in underserved communities
> 43 000+ children impacted Through reading clinics and book donations
> 12 000+ books distributed to children in Ghana
> 29 000+ hours dedicated to outreaches & projects
> 13+ years of existence Rolled out officially in 2018
This is to stack books in vans and drive to communities where children are exposed to social vices and spend a day with them by giving them books to read
The Girl Child Program is a comprehensive initiative designed to empower and mobilise young girls to actively contribute to addressing climate change. This program fosters knowledge, leadership, and community engagement to equip girls with the tools they need to become agents of positive environmental change. It will also provide them with the resources to become informed advocates and leaders who actively contribute to building a sustainable and resilient future.
Help Youth Library and Skills Center.
We response to several youth development issues in Ghana that include:
Given that most youth drop out before they start secondary school, retention efforts must begin before youth enter secondary education. Retention could be improved through greater early intervention to get children enrolled at the right age and a renewed focus on improving the quality of primary education, and this is our point of focus for Literacy Programs. A greater awareness for the importance of education, especially for girls and rural youth, is also essential.
For youth already out of school, the most likely path to complete their education is alternative education systems. Our Business and Life Skills programs target out-of-school youth to offer a mix of cognitive and technical skills development with life skills training and mentoring.
Youth who are not likely to go back to school require practical training and experience to increase their employability. So in all of our skills programs, we highly integrate workforce development in terms of skills and services offered, because we know that most youth will be self-employed or work for a small, informal enterprise.
Micro-libraries are innovative self-serving book storage kiosks installed at rural schools that do not have a library. The kiosks hold between 200 – 500 books, and are managed by a volunteer teacher trained in library utilization and management.
Help children read in rural schools by donating a Micro Library. The small libraries set up in kiosks or in staff rooms change the entire reading culture by providing learners in a school with the ability to check out and read books of their liking. Youth Rising has books that we have received from different generous donors. Your job is to help us set up a micro-library and we will furnish it with books and train staff on how to use it.
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