Bring back the passion for volunteerism - Youth told

The youth have been tasked to rekindle their spirit of volunteerism and work towards improving communities for a better society.

Mr Ernest Nyame-Annan, the National Youth Coordinator of the Ghana Red Cross Society, (GRCS) who gave the advice, said it was dignifying to volunteer and undertake community service to address some of the challenges of society.

He was opening the 2016 Northern Regional Youth Camp of the GRSC on the theme: “Rekindling the Volunteer Spirit for Humanitarian Action”, at the weekend at Tamale.

The three-day event, being attended by 35 delegates from the six districts of the Region - Kpandai, West Mamprusi, East Mamprusi, Tolon, Yendi Municipal and Tamale Metropolis - would discuss Youth Volunteerism, Leadership, and Climate Change.

Mr Nyame-Annan said the spirit of volunteerism amongst the youth was waning, cautioning that, it did not augur well for the development of a society, where inequalities existed.

He said volunteering to society and individuals brought the best in humanity as each other’s keeper and, therefore, urged the youth to do more towards the development of society and the well-being of its members.

He sensitised them on the Malaria, Ebola, Cholera and First Aid (MECFA) initiatives of the GRCS, saying volunteers would be trained on the initiatives to empower them to go the communities to educate members on how to prevent and control those diseases.

Mr Abdul Basit, the Acting Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA) in the Tamale Metropolis, said NYA was poised to train the youth in various capacities to engage in meaningful ways of living.

Mr Basit commended Red Cross for its various endeavours over years towards making the word a better place.