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    YOUTH FRONTIERS GHANA

    ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
    CONTACT INFORMATION:

    NAME OF ORGANIZATION : Youth Frontiers Ghana.

    ACRONYM : YOUFROG.

    CONTACT PERSON : Alhassan Ghali (Executive Director)

    0244097761/0272020208

    [email protected]

    POSTAL ADDRESS : P. O. Box TL, 2210, Tamale, N/R, Ghana.

    PHYSICAL ADDRESS : NT-0025-0639

    PHONE NOs : 0372099937/0244097761

    EMAIL : [email protected]

    FACEBOOK : Youth Frontiers Ghana

    BANKERS : Agricultural Development Bank, Tamale

    Access Bank, Tamale


    ORGANISATIONAL BACKGROUND:

    Youth Frontiers Ghana (YOUFROG) is Ghanaian youth-based and human rights development
    voluntary charitable Non-Profit, Non-Religious, Non-Ethnic and Non-Governmental Organization
    (NGO) founded in 2018. The NGO was established by a group of community-based youth
    entrepreneurs and development oriented leaders. The rational leading to the formation of
    YOUFROG based a clarion call by some local civil society; as a result of necessity and pressure to
    mitigate by facilitating and promoting unique, innovative programmes designed to address the
    continues increasing challenges and problems facing the youth in society today. Especially, as
    clearly seen and demonstrated in Northern-Ghana, as a result of chronic or abject poverty,
    continuous neglect and the lack of any serious attention towards addressing youth needs.
    Leading to increasing violence, intra and inter community-based violent conflicts among others;
    due to the absence of clear-cut youth focused and efficient development initiatives, interventions
    to effectively mobilization and meaningful engage them at the grassroots levels.

    LEGAL STATUS:

    The need, desire and idea to establish YOUFROG was taken in June, 2018. However, after series
    of community-based interventions which led to some positive impact and achievements, the
    Organization was formerly, legally registered with the Registrar-General’s Department in June,
    2020 (with Registration Number CG039502020). Currently working for registration with the
    Department of Social Welfare

    VISION:

    Building youth with sustained employment/jobs in building a sustainable society

    MISSION STATEMENT:

    Provision of knowledge and skills to the vulnerable, less privileged and single teenage mothers
    (those in slumps, drugs, joblessness and the depressed) so they recognize their self-esteem.

    PHILOSOPHY & CORE VALUES:

    Patriotism, Leadership and Team Work, Discipline, Excellence, Hard Work, Self-Confidence.
    Commitment and Obedience.
    TARGET GROUP:

     Community-Based Youth Groups (Educated/Non-Educated).


     Junior High School Pupils (JHS), Senior High School students (SHS) and Tertiary students.
     School Drop-Outs.

    AIMS & OBJECTIVES:

     To facilitate increased learning and knowledge sharing against development


    opportunities for young people by encouraging and supporting them to contribute, steer
    initiatives and lead their own youth-led projects.
     To liaise with organizations that share our vision, to support develop the capacity of young
    people by way of build their skills and aptitudes for their own personal growth and their
    community’s long term success and development
     To generate in young people a sense of responsibility and ownership for the actions they
    undertake and to develop their citizenship.
     Instill the spirit of youth volunteerism among the Ghanaian youth.

    ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE:

     YOUFROG Technical Advisory Council (YTEC),


     Management Board,
     Executive Director and Central Youth Development Secretariat (CeYDeS) with its
    Zonal/Regional/District Secretariats and (e) Community-Based Youth Development
    Associations/Groups (CoDYAGs).

    GEOGRAPHIC OPERATIONAL AREAS:

    Currently, YOUFROG with its existing CoDYAGs are based in the 5 regions of Northern-Ghana
    (namely; Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Savannah and North East regions). However, the
    NGO could implement its interventions and strategies for youth development in any part of
    Ghana.
    PROGRAMMES & THEMATIC WORK FOCUS:

    Apprenticeships -Apprenticeships are an effective mechanism to address the skills mismatch,


    enabling young people to transition successfully from school to work. Quality apprenticeships are
    a form of technical vocational education and training that combine on-the-job training and off-
    the-job learning, enabling the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and competencies required to
    carry out a specific occupation. By design, apprenticeships match the skills demanded in the
    labour market with those acquired in education and training systems.

    Green agriculture to stimulate job creation -Coordinated action is needed for green economies
    to create more and better employment opportunities for young women and men. Given the
    specific challenges faced by young people today, creating green jobs for youth must involve a
    coordinated and multi-faceted effort. While the increasing pressures on future food supplies
    present clear opportunities for creating sustainable agricultural jobs for unemployed rural young
    people in particular or employment-intensive jobs for low- and semi-skilled youth in different
    sectors, a more systemic approach is necessary to make these approaches and certain sectors
    sufficiently attractive to them.

    Fragile Situations for Youth -Investing in youth employment in fragile situations will boost the
    labour market outcomes of some of the most vulnerable young people, including young women
    and disabled young people, who are most at risk of being excluded from development gains. With
    the vision of ‘’Building youth with sustained employment/jobs in building a sustainable society”,
    YOUFROG will capitalize on the interconnected nature of the Sustainable Development Goals
    (SDGs) to speed up progress towards decent work opportunities for young women and men and
    economic growth.

    Intergenerational – Through intergenerational practice YOUFROG aims to bring people together


    in purposeful, mutually beneficial activities which promote greater understanding and respect
    between generations and contributes to building more cohesive communities. Intergenerational
    activities build on the positive resources that the young, older and middle generations have to
    offer each other and are an effective way to address issues important to our community. SYA
    Intergenerational initiatives fall into three categories, supporting each other, working together
    to address community issues, and learning together.

    Active Citizenship – YOUFROG embraces the principles of Active Citizenship and this philosophy
    is integral to all our work. Young people are encouraged and supported to involve themselves
    within the community and engage in volunteering. All projects are youth led, gaining inspiration
    from the young people themselves and through service delivery young people learn understand
    each other’s differences and to respect one another.
    Social Action – YOUFROG encourages social action supporting young people to work together to
    effect change both in their lives and within the community, raising funds for issues they feel
    passionate about and organising practical tasks.

    DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS:

     Northern Development Authority,


    TL 883, Tamale
    Tamale, Northern Region,
    +233 372 028 997(8) / [email protected]

     Urbanet Ghana,
    Urban Agricultural Network
    Post Office Box TL1595, Tamale
    Northern Region, Ghana
    [email protected] / [email protected]

     Jaksally, Damongo
    P.O Box: BL 74
    Bole Savannah region
    0244 409 552, [email protected]

    REVIOUS INTERVENTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

     Provided five youth with vocational training. One motor mechanic, a seamstress and
    three others still undergoing carpentry training
     The formation of science and technology clubs in some selected Senior High Schools
     Identification of gifted and talented youth in science and technology.
     Employed behavioral change communication models
     Established quiz competition ward in some selected Junior High School levels.

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