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The National Youth Authority (NYA) was established in 1974 and its a statutory public organization with the mandate of to coordinate and facilitate youth empowement activities in the country to ensure development of the Ghanaian people as we have all understood and realize that one of the human capital is the effort to the development of young and that has always been the target of the national youth authority in Ghana.
As it mission states that " the organization exist to create and provide an environment for youth participation in the cultural socio economic development using technology and highly motivated professionals. And has a vision of being a statutory institute of reference for youth development service
For the past months, The national youth authority opened applications for youth to apply for the National youth volunteer program to fulfill some priority areas of areas of the national youth policy 2010 which is, Youth, Patriotism and volunteerism of which I was privileged to be part of the program for two months which commenced on October and ended in December 2022 after going through interview sessions by some high
Working with the National youth authority for this period of time actually equipped me with lots of experience of which I know can't be bought with money.
Some of the benefits the instituted seeked to achieve was, enrich our curriculum vitae, jump start our careers, build social capital,increase self confidence of volunteers.
What I learnt at the office.
*How to write formal letters.
*How to write reports.
*How to use Microsoft office very well.
*Issues regarding program organizations(budgetting,letter distributions and many logistics).
*Good communication skills
*Time conscious.
*Respecting Co workers and volunteers.
*How to build your network.
*Addressing issues logically.
*Building my confidence level.
*Interpersonal relationships with people.
This were some of the things I learnt working at the office but nonetheless, there were some negatives that I happened working as a volunteer but all in all they were all expmerience to build me. Some of the challenges were, transportation cost, Co workers trying to bossy just because you are a volunteer,harsh words and sometimes disrespect at the highest level but I knew what I wanted ,so this couldn't let me down not to achieve what I was supposed to achieve.
The director and office of the national youth authority organized a certification and graduation ceremony for volunteers who has successfully completed this program. Although all our expectations were not met but it was insightful and a one of kind program.
And going forward the youth needs to programs of this kind to ignite the spirit of selflessness and volunteerism among the youth of today and it go a long way to foster national cohesion and create opportunities for the youth of today.
As the saying goes "Your Network determines your net worth "ðŸ’
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