| An Albouystown Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), The Young Leaders of Albouystown, has set out to mobilise a number of young people in the Albouystown area to turn their community around.The Young Leaders of Albouystown hopes to effect change through hosting several workshops with the youths in the area over the next six months.These workshops will be based on a variety of topics,China Jerseys Cheap, including illiteracy,cheap nfl jerseys, peer pressure, child abuse and teenage pregnancy.According to the President of the NGO,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, Clayton Halley, these issues were identified as important because in Albouystown there are many youths who fall victim to these ills of society.“There are many teenage girls in Albouystown who are pregnant,” he said, “and due to poverty, many youths drop out of school.” To these ends, Halley said that it was really all about developing the community through the youths.Apart from these workshops, the NGO is seeking to do many other things. It is hoping,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, with the collaboration of Food for the Poor, to provide meals for 100 single-parent families.It also seeks to start a programme for children in the community, where they (members of the NGO) will help with their (children in the area) homework.Additionally, the Labour Ministry and the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) wish to become involved with the development activities which The Young Leaders of Albouystown has begun.“We are looking for around 50 to 100 youths to get involved,” said Halley, adding that so far the organisation has been well received by the community.The NGO was founded recently after a joint project between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the African Cultural Development Association (ACDA).Project Coordinator, Eric Phillips,Swingman Nike NBA Jerseys, explained that 10 youths had been taken from each of three areas – Albouystown, Buxton and Agricola – and had been guided through a series of courses.Among the courses were entrepreneurship, leadership, healthy lifestyles,China Jerseys Wholesale, agriculture and the environment, and media.The youths from the other areas have formed their own NGOs (The Young Leaders of Buxton and The Young Leaders of Agricola), and are conducting similar exercises in their home communities.It is hoped that these three NGOs will help to effect lasting change in their communities. |
