Ghana High Commission Uk Launches First Ghana Youth Day

Press Release

EVENT: GHANA YOUTH DAY

DATE OF EVENT: SATURDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2010

VENUE: TOTTENHAM GREEN LEISURE CENTRE, 1 PHILIP LANE, LONDON N15 4JA

TIME: 11:30AM - 18:00PM

Ghana High Commission Uk Launches First Ghana Youth Day

The Ghana High Commission UK in conjunction with Ghana Union and Noble Friends will be hosting the first Ghana Youth Day. The Ghana Youth Day event is the Ghana High Commission’s response to the recent sad losses of life to gun and knife crimes, as well as a way to engage young people with the assistance of our supporters and collaborative community groups.

The day will be broken down into segments with workshops delivered by behavioural consultants from Suban Solutions and entertainment in the form of a cultural display and a performance by the leading UK urban artist, D'onaeo.

Other notable attendees will include a representative from the London Metropolitan Police, Mr & Mrs Lawson, the parents of Godwin Lawson who was fatally stabbed earlier this year, as well as positive embodiments of Ghanaian culture who are considered ‘Achievers' from our community.

Ghana Youth Day is being proudly sponsored by Tullow Oil Plc and supported by Ghana Union, Noble Friends, Suban Solutions, Akwaaba UK, OBE TV, Wasanii Studio and Ghanaian Londoners. These community groups and organisations have come together as they recognise the need for an outlet in which critical dialogues can occur between peers, role models and parents alike.

The theme for this event is ‘Our Youth, Our Future’ as we recognise the importance of young people to the future of our community. The negative portrayal of young people and opportunities available to them in the UK, are narrowing. The Ghana High Commission UK is taking an active role to prevent any further losses of young life and hopes that it can

depend upon the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) community as a whole to assist in its cause to do so.

Kobby Mensah-Kumah, chairman of the Ghana Youth Day Organising Committee says: "This event was borne out of the sadness felt in the Ghanaian community as the lives of

our precious sons and daughters are being taken. We want to bring peace back into our community and believe that this is a step in the right direction for doing so."

Further information on the event can be obtained from the Ghana Youth Day website at www.ghanayouthday.com.

Name: Zuwera Ibrahimah

Email: Zuwera.mibrahimah@ghc-uk.org

Mobile: 0771 777 8954

Website:www.ghanayouthday.com