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REPORTS HIV/AIDS Campaign at Jukwa secondary School: February 9, 2007 FUTURE FOR THE YOUTH 2006 PROGRAM
HIV/AIDS Campaign at Jukwa secondary School: February 9, 2007 Jukwa Secondary School is in the central region of Ghana. It is about 10 minutes drive from Abura, one of the suburbs in Cape Coast. The school is among 20 other second cycle institutions selected randomly in the region by Voluntary Help Organisation (VHO) for HIV/AIDS sensitization this year.
FUTURE FOR THE YOUTH 2006 PROGRAM Future for the Youth 2006 was the maiden major program that was undertaken by VHO and associates. The program, which became very successful, and was commended by all and sundry, including the sponsors and participants has created a good impression and goodwill for VHO. Theme The theme for the program was ‘future for the youth 2006’. Date: The date for the program was December 30th, 2006 and the venue was Topp Yard, Cape Coast. Objectives The main objective for the project was to sensitize the youth on environmental cleanliness and HIV/AIDS. It also sought to enhance cultural identification and cooperation among the youth of Cape Coast and their counterparts from other parts of the world. Sponsors The sponsors for the program were as follows: Elmina Beach Resort, Cape Coast Municipal Assembly, Ghana Commercial Bank, Radio Valco, ATL Radio, Topp Yard, Barrak Grafix, Oasis Beach Resort and Raxxy studios. Credit must be given to some of our foreign counterparts who helped to raise money to add to what we had from our sponsors. Our guests include the following:
At about 9.00 in the morning some youth of Cape Coast and volunteers from other NGOs were present for the clean-up exercise. The exercise dubbed ‘beach renewal’ was around the Cape Coast Castle and the beach. The purpose was to educate the public about the dangers associated with filth and also to make the beach attractive to domestic and foreign tourists. Participants were seen carrying their polythene bags, rakes, shovel, wheelbarrow etc. to clean the wastes. It was an indication that the youth of today are mindful about their future and thus their preparedness for a disease-free future. After the exercise, garbage collectors provided by the municipal assembly carried the waste away. The exercise ended around 11.57pm. Environmental sensitization A resource person from the municipal assembly advised the gathering about the consequences of filth. She was not happy about how some individuals litter the city with polythene bags and papers. She grieved on the issue that the assembly spends all revenue collected on wastes management; a situation which impedes development in the municipal. According to her, the assembly is making available more waste containers and advised the gathering to make use of them. Few questions were answered by her. At 5.45pm the program ended. HIV/AIDS education Films on HIV/AIDS were screened. The director of Alliance for Youth development(NGO), also a resource person was in charge of this section. He explained the dangers of having unprotected sex. Pictures showing various diseases (STI) and AIDS patients enhanced the understanding of the participants. He taught the audience how to wear condom by using a dummy penile on the stage. A stand at the entrance had materials on environmental sanitation, facts about the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as condoms (males and females) for free distribution. Counseling was also given to some individual about their reproductive health. Talent Hunt The talent hunt was preceded by a cultural display by Nyame Tsease cultural troupe. They really entertained the crowd. On the talent hunt, contestants were allowed to compose two songs either about the environment or HIV/AIDS, or both. At the end the results presented by the 3 judges favoured a young lady as the winner. For her prize she was given a ghetto blaster and also gains membership to MUSIGA for a year. The second and third winners were also given prizes. Some artistes who featured were Ambassador and Millitant. The program came to an end at 1.00am. Click here for picutres of the events
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