Hiplife star Obour is taking the Ghana Reads Campaign across the country and on community to benefit hugely from the campaign is Bongo-Zorkor in the Upper East region. Work has begun on the 1st library in that community, and is expected to be commissioned in April 2010
On the 12th of September 2009, a team from Youth Icons Ghana traveled up north to the Upper East region, specifically to the Bongo District with the sole mission of going to cut sod for the commencement of the construction of the first library. A grand durbar of the chiefs and people of Bongo was held in Zorko, a village on the Ghana-Burkina Faso boarder where the Bongo Naba had earmarked for the construction of the library. Sod was cut by the ambassador for the Ghana Reads Campaign Obour supported by the Bongo Nana and the Executive Director of Youth Icons Ghana. The sod cutting ceremony was also attended by the District Chief Executive of Bongo.
As of December 2009, the building had gotten to the lentel level. Official commissioning is scheduled for April 2010. We are now shifting focus to the Assin Bosomade in the Central Region where the next library would be constructed.
Running parallel to the construction of community libraries is the extensive promotion of a culture of reading among Ghanaians especially children using music as a key tool. A musical documentary has already been produced and running on national television extolling the virtues of reading and importance of education.
Ghana Reads Campaign – promoting reading and constructing community libraries across Ghana. To support the Ghana Reads Campaign call 0264 268686 or 020 2020399. You can also make donations to BARCLAYS ACCOUNT: YOUTH ICONS 014 1024086
