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THE HEART OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS VOLUNTEERISM - HOW ARE YOU HELPING OTHERS AROUND NATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY

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  The National Volunteer Day, is a day marked to encourage change makers and the citizens of Ghana to volunteer in making an impact in their communities and to serve as a platform for volunteers to network, learn skills and experiences.                                                           Volunteers in Accra painting a classroom block The Ghana Think Foundation in 2013, chose Founders day September 21 now commemorated as Kwame Nkrumah Memorial day to mark the National Volunteers day, speaking to our reporter the Executive Director of Ghana Think Mr. Ato Ulzen-Appiah said " NVDay was inspired by the need for better leadership in Ghana. Our founders did something great for Ghana and we also mark September 21 by doing things for our citizens, communities and country ".                                                           Volunteers at Accra providing IT support to people On December 5, 2013, the Ghana Think Foundation implemented the Ghana Volunteer Program (GVP) as a

YUMZAA FOUNDATION ORGANISES A MENSTRUAL HYGIENE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

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 In contributing towards making the female world a better place, the Yumzaa Foundation in partnership with SMART NGO and the Northern Regional Girls Education Unit of the Ghana Education Service, on Saturday September 18, 2021 held a day Menstrual Hygiene Management workshop dubbed " Inspiring Leaders To Improve Personal and Menstrual Hygiene ". Participants included 50 female students and 5 teachers from 5 Junior High Schools, also in attendance were 5 volunteers of the Yumzaa Foundation and a representative from the Ghana Education Service. Participatory schools included; Bishop's R/C JHS, Zogbeli JHS Block "C", Choggu Nuri Islam and Tishigu Anglican JHS. Participants received a capacity building training to enhance their self confidence and self esteem as they serve as personal and Menstrual Hygiene Ambassadors at their various schools. All 61 participants at the end of the workshop were gifted a reusable sanitary napkin, to aid practice good menstrual and pe

TWO SUSPECTED ARSONIST HANDED OVER TO THE POLICE

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  St. Charles Minor Seminary was first opened in 1953 at Wiaga in the Builsa District of the Upper East Region, by the Missionary of Africa (White Fathers). It was later moved to Tamale in 1955 where it is now situated. However, St. Charles has been in the news with it's fire incidence for almost 5 consecutive years now. The recent fire incident was recorded within the early hours of August 15 2021, the affected area was the classroom block which was donated by the school's PTA which before burning to ashes was used as a store room for mattresses. Though the school still awaits the report from the Ghana National Fire Service team, the school authority formed a committee to investigate the issue at its level. Two suspects were however handed over to the police for further investigations. The two suspects were caught at the point of starting a fire on the night of Wednesday September 1 2021.. The suspects who have been identified to be students had in their possession a matchbox