Safe spaces will guarantee self-actualization of youth

By
Samuel Akumatey, GNA

Adaklu (V/R), Aug. 17, GNA – A section of
youth from the Adaklu District in the Volta Region has presented a communique
to the Chief Executive, asking the Assembly to make freedom and security a
reality, for young people who needed it to develop.

The Communique said safe spaces were key to
ensuring that diverse groups of young people in common settings coexisted
peacefully and contributed freely towards the development of their communities,
whiles earning them respect and self-actualization.

The petition was part of the activities of
Action Aid Ghana, a civil society organisation, to mark the International Youth
Day which was on the theme “Safe spaces for Youth”.

The delegation endured a mile long march
through the District capital of Waya to the Assembly Office, bearing placards
to help increase awareness on the plight of the youth.

The Communique called for civic spaces that
would give them voice in governance, public spaces for youthful exploration and
leisure, as well as access to the new reality of digital space.

It also said a “well planned” public
space must be developed to provide the needs of a complex mix of youth
orientations, particularly those vulnerable to abuse.

It said Goal eleven of the Sustainable Development
Goals, and also the New Urban Agenda, all centred on granting more breathers to
the youth, with the latter looking more at bridging the intergenerational gap
through dialogue.

Mr Foster Adase Adjei, Regional Programmes
Officer of Action Aid, said youths in the District required leadership, and
underscored the need for mentoring outlets for them.

He said the Organisation’s activities in the
District had led to a significant decrease in teenage pregnancies, and added
that with sustained sensitization the trend would be reversed.

Mr Adjei said Action Aid had 13 girls clubs in
basic schools in the District  providing
professional mentorship for young women and a child sponsorship programme for
nursing mothers and children under one year old.

GNA

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