Strengthen Youth Entrepreneurship

The National Catholic Youth Organisation (C.Y.O) has appealed to the Ghana Government to make the policy on youth in agriculture and other entrepreneurship programmes attractive for the existing youth structures to easily access.

The organisation which bemoaned the frustration the youth are going through to access these opportunities under government initiatives urged the state to put in place the necessary structures which will encourage the youth to go into entrepreneurship.

The appeal was contained in a resolution issued at the end of the 57^th National Management Council Meeting of the organisation, held at the Notre Dame Minor Seminary at Tankuna, Navrongo last month.

Government was also entreated to enact policies to ensure ready market for agricultural produce to boost the morale and motivate the farmers and the youth who want to go into agro production.

On youth formation in the Church, the organisation urged the Catholic Church to be more concern and involved in youth formation at all level of the Church and ensure that whatever is taught to the youth is in conformity with the church’s teachings.

To this end, the resolution signed by Snr. Crusader George Nigo Fulguu, National Chairman of C.Y.O, also entreated the Church to involve the youth in decision-making that affect them, and also empower the youth with the necessary skills and resources to embark on the Church’s mission of Evangelisation.

The C.Y.O also appealed to the Church for the appointment of a National Chaplain for the organisation to facilitate its work in the youth apostolate.

Over 85 delegates including Chaplains, National and Diocesan Officers of the CYO from all the Arch/Dioceses, except those from Donkorkrom Vicariate, attended the 6-days Meeting.

They deliberated on the theme: “I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done unto me according to your word” (Lk.1:38) and resolved to avail themselves to God, and take instructions from authority at all levels.

The stated their commitment to work towards developing potentials of members and to build the capacity of their leaders through leadership formations.

Beyond encouraging the positive use of social media to promote the new Evangelisation among the youth, the leaders also assist the Church as an army of youth in addressing the security threats the church is facing currently.