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The Organization
The Democratic Youngsters Foundation (DYF) was established on 17th July 1999 (with the maiden name Democratic Youngsters Club). On 27th October 2006, it was registered by the Registrar-General as Democratic Youngsters Foundation (DYF) under the Company Code 1963 (Act 179) of the Republic of Ghana. The DYF has since been registered as an NGO with the Department of Social Welfare of the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare (Reg. No. DSW/3528).
Vision of DYF
The DYF envisions being a leading community-based non-governmental organization in providing the necessary structures and opportunities for the total development and empowerment of the youth, particularly girls, within the communities as foundation to the identification and building of their potential skills and talents as basis for the overall national growth, development and advancement efforts.
Mission of DYF
The DYF strives to mobilize the necessary funding and logistics to support planned programmes, organize appropriate training programmes for the empowerment of the youth, create the much-needed awareness and education for community development and empowerment, lead in the crusade for the eradication of malaria, filth and other insanitary conditions from identified communities, and help in the national campaign to contain the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Goal of DYF
The programme is thus aimed at reducing the risk of unemployment among the youth of Ga East District, by helping to provide them with employable skills in batik making. It is envisaged that the skills acquired would enable the beneficiaries to be gainfully employed to assure themselves of providing their own livelihoods.
GEOGRAPHICALLY OPERATING AREAS
As a community-based NGO, the DYF has limited its activities to the following areas to ensure effectiveness of its operations: MADINA, ADENTAN, AGRIGANOR, MADJOR, FAFRAHA, OYARIFA, OTINIBI, OYIBI, AYI MENSAH AND ABOKOBI COMMUNITIES IN THE GA EAST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND ADENTA MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY AREAS.
THE SECRETARIAT
The DYF has a Secretariat situated at Madina-Accra (near the Social Welfare Skills Acquisition Centre). Apart from the day-to-day administration, the Secretariat supervises and coordinates the activities and programmes of the Foundation, as well as providing personnel for research, monitoring and evaluation, and resource mobilization and find-raising for the Foundation. The Secretariat is headed by the President/CEO of the organization, Ms. Akosua Serwaa.
Physical and Correspondence Address: 2nd Tettedze Street H/No. 12 Social Welfare, Madina-Accra. P.O. Box MD 5, Madina-Accra, Ghana.
Head of Organization
Name: Ms. AKOSUA SERWAA
Position: President and Chief Executive Officer
Qualification: Advanced certificate in Social Work
Experience: 16 years in community and social work
Telephone: + (233-21) 724108 + (233-24) 3849547
Project Coordinator
Name: PRINCE ADU GYAMFI ISAAC
Qualification: CIM [UK]
Experience (YRS): 3 years
Project Accountant
Name: ISAAC ASARE BOSOMPIM
Qualification: ACCA
Experience (YRS): 2 and half years
Project Consultant
Name: OSEI PIESIE-ANTO
Qualification: MSc. [Project Planning & Management; University of Bradford, UK, 2004]; BA [Ed]. Hons. [University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, 1975.]
Experience: 22 years of NGO, social and community work
PROMOTING VOLUNTARISM
The spirit of voluntarism is very high in the operations of the Foundation. Currently, there are eleven (11) registered volunteers including eight (8) students from the Reproductive Health Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, who provide professional assistance during workshops and other activities of DYF.
GOVERNING COUNCIL
There is in place a Governing Council of nine (9) members whose mandate includes:
- Advising the Foundation on relevant issues and programmes,
- Providing resource assistance for the successful implementation of programmes,
- Resolving issues that are at variance with the set objectives of the Foundation, and
- Reviewing the policies and programmes of DYF from time to time in accordance with the vision and mission of the Foundation.
The members for the 2010 – 2014 project - period are:
- Rev. Richard K. Osborn, Founder/Leader, Universal Word Ministry; Box MD 244, Madina-Accra; Mobs: +233-20 7711898/ +233-24 6494191Mad.
- Beatrice Obemmah; Box MD 244, Madina-Accra; Mob: +233-24 6740313
- Ms. Agnes Adjei Ntim; Mob: +233-27 7731007
- Mr. Dan Ofosu; Mob: +233-27 6072504
- Ms. Vivian Ankrah; Mob: +233-24 4082555
- Ms. Martha Mensah; Mob: +233-24 1355791
- Ms. Grace Kantanka; Mob: +233-24 6691399
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