NGO goes to the aid of needy children

Bolgatanga (Upper East), 29th April ?99 --

 Comite Help Ghana (CHG), a Holland-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has donated a cheque for more than 17 million cedis to 50 needy children in the Bolgatanga District to pursue courses in various vocational skills.

It was presented by Dr Kenneth Afari, project consultant of CHG, and received on behalf of the beneficiaries by the Reverend Father Van Den Haute, one of the project managers.

The money would be used to train junior secondary school (jss) drop-outs in carpentry, hairdressing, dressmaking and batik, auto mechanic, and shoe making.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Bolgatanga District Chief Executive, Dr Albert Tenga, said the activities of NGOs in the district have greatly complemented the assembly's efforts at providing some of the essential needs of the people.

He thanked the initiators of the project for extending their services from the South to the Upper East region.

Dr Afari said the tendency of many countries to concentrate development in urban centres had led to the migration of the youth to towns and cities in search of jobs.