Nkonya and Alavanyo call for enhancement of peace

Hohoe, Aug 14, GNA - Fifty peace ambassadors drawn from Alavanyo and Nkonya Traditional areas who participated in the "Generation for Peace Camp 2009" have appealed to government, development partners, civil society and the private sector to enhance efforts to provide opportunities for the youth to assume their rightful position in society.

They called on the government to create the enabling environment to revamp the local economy and evolve youth friendly policies that would empower them socially and economically for sustainable livelihoods and prosperity.

These were contained in a communiqu=E9 at the end of a six-day camping organised by the Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES-Ghana), an Accra-based non-governmental organisation. It was to consolidate youth-led strategies at ensuring peace and development in the two traditional areas in the spirit of mutual engagement, trust and central to the role of the youth in economic, social and political development.

It appealed to the traditional leadership to remain committed to the peace processes for a guaranteed future. The communiqu=E9 tasked the youth to take the bull by the horn, remain assertive and proactive in grasping all opportunities available to them and contribute to communal and nation building. It suggested the joint celebration of major festivals in the two traditional areas together, encouragement of exchange programmes in sports, games and recreation towards deepening and sustaining peace, unity, friendship and good neighbourliness.

The communiqu=E9 called for the establishment and expansion of peace ambassadors clubs between their traditional areas to consolidate their bonding and existence.

The camp, which was themed "Peace Begins With Young People," was supported by the National Population Council (NPC), National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and Ghana Education Service (GES) with funding from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 14 Aug 09