Selected students from public schools in the Ashaiman Municipality in the Greater Accra Region have benefited from a mentoring programme which was aimed at giving practical advice, encouragement and support to them.
The programme formed part of a series of activities to educate students on the consequences of certain behaviours and decisions.
The
session was held simultaneously at the St Augustine’s and the Blessed
Clementina Catholic Church Halls by some judges and lawyers who operated
in Tema and Ashaiman.
The justices from the high court, circuit
court and district courts, as well as lawyers advised the youth not to
engage in premarital sex and focus on their education and skill
training.
They also encouraged the learners to take their academic work seriously to become better persons in the future.
Various
speakers told the students that education and skill training were the
surest way the youth could become economically empowered so they would
not look for support or depend on anybody.
They also cautioned the
youth, particularly girls, not to allow their peers and societal
pressure to push them to embrace social vices.
One of the organisers,
Emmanuel Kumadey in an interview said that a careful observation of the
current social trends indicated an increase in the crime rate among the
youth which was gradually taking centre stage in the everyday social
life.
He explained that it was for that reason that some judges,
along with the lawyers partnered with the Education Directorates in Tema
and Ashaiman to reach out to students in the public basic schools to
inspire them and also urge them to remain in school and build a solid
future for themselves.
He expressed the hope that such engagement
would contribute to nurturing responsible and law-abiding citizens in
the society, especially the young ones.
The Ashaiman Municipal
Education Director, Clifford Heneku Budu, said Ashaiman, for a long
time, suffered from negative stereotyping and expressed the hope that
such outreach programmes, together with other initiatives embarked on in
the various basic schools in the municipality, would go a long way to
change the narrative about Ashaiman.
Also in attendance were senior police officers, medical doctors and educationists.
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