AFRIKIDS Ghana, a grass roots non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in the Upper East Region, has honoured its outstanding members of staff at a ceremony in Bolgatanga.
In all, 20 awards were given to workers.
The award categories included the most hardworking staff, the most impressive core projects, among others.
Prizes presented to the award winners included bicycles, standing fans, digital cameras, DVD players, full pieces of wax print, laptops and television sets.
The award for the most outstanding staff went to Mr Richard Amoah of Operation Fresh Start, which works to resettle the youth who migrate to the southern parts of the country in search of non-existent jobs, while that for the most impressive core project went to Operation Sunlight, which works to eliminate child labour in mining communities.
Afrikids Ghana identifies and works with rural communities to make life more meaningful, safer and bearable,
It currently operates 21 projects, comprising partner, core and sustainability projects.
The core projects are those initiated and delivered by Afrikids Ghana, while the partner projects are those initiated by some committed individuals and groups who share in the ideals and vision of the organisation.
The sustainability projects are those that have been initiated by Afrikids to raise funds to deliver the projects to the people.
In a brief speech, the Country Director of Afrikids Ghana, Mr Nicholas Kumah, commended the entire staff for their output.
He stated that Afrikids Ghana had been shortlisted for Britain's most admired charity award 2008 for being the most innovative charity of the year.
He said in addition, the NGO had been declared winners of the charity times award 2008 for outstanding individual achievement.
Other achievements, Mr Kumah said, included the shortlisting of Afrikids Ghana for the 2008 international service award for the defence of women's rights, winner of the third sector excellence award for accountability and transparency, among others.
"The success story narrated above and others could not have been possible without the commitment of the staff, who worked themselves out in all corners of the community and during odd hours, with no rest," he said.
In all, 20 awards were given to workers.
The award categories included the most hardworking staff, the most impressive core projects, among others.
Prizes presented to the award winners included bicycles, standing fans, digital cameras, DVD players, full pieces of wax print, laptops and television sets.
The award for the most outstanding staff went to Mr Richard Amoah of Operation Fresh Start, which works to resettle the youth who migrate to the southern parts of the country in search of non-existent jobs, while that for the most impressive core project went to Operation Sunlight, which works to eliminate child labour in mining communities.
Afrikids Ghana identifies and works with rural communities to make life more meaningful, safer and bearable,
It currently operates 21 projects, comprising partner, core and sustainability projects.
The core projects are those initiated and delivered by Afrikids Ghana, while the partner projects are those initiated by some committed individuals and groups who share in the ideals and vision of the organisation.
The sustainability projects are those that have been initiated by Afrikids to raise funds to deliver the projects to the people.
In a brief speech, the Country Director of Afrikids Ghana, Mr Nicholas Kumah, commended the entire staff for their output.
He stated that Afrikids Ghana had been shortlisted for Britain's most admired charity award 2008 for being the most innovative charity of the year.
He said in addition, the NGO had been declared winners of the charity times award 2008 for outstanding individual achievement.
Other achievements, Mr Kumah said, included the shortlisting of Afrikids Ghana for the 2008 international service award for the defence of women's rights, winner of the third sector excellence award for accountability and transparency, among others.
"The success story narrated above and others could not have been possible without the commitment of the staff, who worked themselves out in all corners of the community and during odd hours, with no rest," he said.
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