Youngstars Foundation

After 2 years of steady hard work, Youngstars Ghana is gradually building a repuation as a strategic youth organisation to work with in Ghana. In 2009 the Office of the Ghana Ministry of Youth officially met with Youngstars and facilitated an introductory meeting with the National Ghana Youth Council. After much deliberations the National Ghana Youth Council decided to partner with Youngstars to implement projects for the benefit of the youths, starting with a Ghana Youth Online forum which is currently running on this site.

Ghana Youth Online Forum on President Mills 1 year in Office

The 3 weeks Youth on-line forum of Youngstars-Ghana on the performance of President Mills’s administration during his first year in office which started on the 8^th – 27th March, 2010 is still bubbling hot in the mind of many youths as a result of full flair engagement from young democrats in Ghana and parts of other West African countries; making observations on defective areas of the president’s administration and proffering suggestions for the way forward. The forum is initiated to provide a platform for young people to make strategic inputs towards national building. Prior to the forum, 6 key areas were identified. Each week, 2 areas were loaded on the Youngstars website for youths to begin to comment on. Primarily, the online forum raises concerns and also suggestions / recommendations from youth on areas the government needs to do more in 2010 and subsequently.

It was projected that a One Day interactive Forum between government and young people shall climax the forum to interface on the key points raised on the forum. The Online forum is stiil currently on-going on this social network.

Progress Assessment:

Week 1:

Topic 1: Fighting Poverty & Unemployment

Responses: Seven (7)

Excerpts of some key comments:

Poverty and unemployment is a big problems in Africa especially West Africa countries including Ghana. I think for the government of President Mill to improve on fighting against poverty and unemployment especially among the young people in Ghana, he must be ready to introduce and implement to the latter a policy that will encourage establishment of industries and other related organization across every region in Ghana. With this, many young people will be able to secure employment as well as contributing to the growth of Ghana economy.

Bola- Nigeria

The government should not sit back and leave the private sector alone try to solve the country’s unemployment problems. Rich countries like USA gave monies to its banks to save them from collapsing during the global economy recession, hence this government should initiate policy to ensure conducive environment for the private sector to operate

kofiahovi2 – Ghana.

Week 1:

Topic 2: Housing

Responses: Seven (7)

Excerpts of some key comments:

Hello all. From the link here the government has just announced plans to start 200,000 Housing units with funds from Korea. It looks like the main beneficiaries would be security services (I wonder why?). The Kufuor government started building a similar project across the country. What has happened to those houses? We know they were the subject of some inquiry. The questions are that are these completed? Who have they been allocated to? What is the system of allocation? Are they really affordable for the average worker? Are these any financing schemes in place? How much of an impact does these projects make on the housing deficit? What can we do about unscrupulous landlords and high rent advances?

Yebefu- Ghana

I think the NDC government idea of providing affordable housing for the people of Ghana is very laudable.I hope the Mills lead government will walk his talk,so that this great idea does not remain in our library shelves as it has always been the case. Housing is a basic human right that every citizen should have.And a decent and affordable housing for Ghana populace is in the right direction.

keakotman

Week 2:

Topic 1: Crusade against corruption

Responses: Three (3)

Excerpts of some key comments:

It is fuuny how these politicians think they can get away with what they say and have written. Corruption is endemic in every society in the world. But when the leader of a country publicly declares that they are going to fight it and sits back, then there is a problem. Many instances can be cited for the NDC administration in their short time in office…..Kyikyinga Muntaka, Mabey and Johnson, Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Celebration, Jobs for the people etc….These are very worrying. The president seems to be unpreturbed about what is going on around him. He might not be corrupt (his ascertion that he has refused several brown envelopes) but those around him are making a mess of things. NDC, NPP, no difference when it comes to corruption.

grasagorganizingsecretary

Yes i believe that the asset declaration if properly done and investigated before and after the persons service can go a long way in checking corruption within the government.

Kingsley- Nigeria

Week 2:

Topic 2: Law and Justice

Responses: Three (3)

Excerpts of some key comments

There is an obvious disparity between the rich and the poor in Ghana in terms of justice and its delivery. Case study; Muntaka, Nana Darkwa, Tagor….so many come to mind. Muntaka is a free man and is still an MP, Tagor is free and his case has been discontinued but Nana Darkwa is in court for apparently claiming that the former president set his house on fire to get the current president to give him a new one….How unfair

Grasagorganizingsecretary-Ghana

Have we ever thought of the following idea;
POLITICAL CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT BUREAU.
It’s is very important to start thinking on this
direction if we really want to fight CORRUPTION
from the root. This agency should be created to assess
leadership candidates or aspirants and others.

DigiHUB- Nigeria