Ghana Girls Guide to host International Seminar

The Ghana has been selected by the World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts Association (WAGGGSA) to host the prestigious Juliette Low Seminar (JLS 2016) in Accra this month

The JLS is one of the World Association's flagship leadership development programmes for young women aged 20 to 30 developing their leadership skills and potentials.

Almost 100 delegates drawn from the 146 member states of the association are expected to attend the Accra Seminar scheduled from May 30 to June 6.

The Chief Commissioner of the Ghana Girl Guides Association, Mrs. Juliana Ofori-Kissi who announced this at a news conference in Accra said Ghana was chosen based on her strong contributions to the association in Africa and the world.

The JLS is named after Juliette Gordon Low who introduced scouting to the United States with the first seminar taking place in 1932.

Mrs. Ofori-Kissi said the association intends capitalizing on the huge patronage to market Ghana to enhance its tourism potentials while sharing international best practices in the management of issues regarding the girl-child.

Touching on the plight of the girl child, the Girls Guide Association boss lauded government's effort to ride the major streets off children especially those of school going age

"As a child-centered organisation, we wish to call on the government to make a conscious decision to see to the full implementation of the of both the Children's Act of 1998 and the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE), she appealed.

The Girl Guide Association has existed in Ghana since 1921. The aim of the association is to train girls and young women to develop their potentials as useful citizens.

Since its inception, the association has championed the cause of the girl child, offering them training in various handicrafts and other self-help projects.

The association has been in the forefront in the fight against HIV/aids, teenage pregnancy as well as some environmental challenges. The association has produced many prominent women locally and internationally.