INCULCATE STEP DOWN APPROACH FOR 2011 BUDGET (DAILY GRAPHIC)
Story: Jasmine Arku
THE Executive Cordinator of Curious Minds, a youth media advocacy, Mr Kingsley Obeng-Kyereh, has called on the government to inculcate a step down approach of the 2011 budget in order to meet the needs of the youth.
He said allocation of resources to the youth was vital for the development of the youth.
He said when issues of the youth were prioritised by giving them the first call on resources, it would encourage youth development in the country.
Mr Obeng-Kyereh made the call at the Quarterly Youth Colloquium organised by the Children and Youth in Broadcasting (CYIB) under the theme "Matching commitments with resources; the 2011 budget and young people".
The purpose for the colloquium was to provide a platform for the youth to interact with relevant stakeholders on the 2011 budget and how the youth was to benfit from it.
Mr Obeng-Kyereh therefore called on the youth to take interest in issues that affected them by asking questions that were relevant to their needs.
He also appealed to the government to walk their talk and allocate resources towards the commitments they made in order to meet the desired result.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Seth Terkper expressed his excitement at the level of enthusiasm the youth had towards national development.
He said it was important as a nation to invest in and develop the talents of the youth so they could contribute meaningfully to the development process.
Mr Terkper acknowledged the fact that prioritisation was key to address the most pressing developmental issues that could be financed especially in a country where resources were scarce.
He therefore emphasised that the 2011 budget had made adequate provision for the youth to contribute to the national development agenda of the country.
He outlined that the 2011 budget had outlined short term training courses to be organised in agriculture extension services for 480 youth in all the ten reions of the country.
THE Executive Cordinator of Curious Minds, a youth media advocacy, Mr Kingsley Obeng-Kyereh, has called on the government to inculcate a step down approach of the 2011 budget in order to meet the needs of the youth.
He said allocation of resources to the youth was vital for the development of the youth.
He said when issues of the youth were prioritised by giving them the first call on resources, it would encourage youth development in the country.
Mr Obeng-Kyereh made the call at the Quarterly Youth Colloquium organised by the Children and Youth in Broadcasting (CYIB) under the theme "Matching commitments with resources; the 2011 budget and young people".
The purpose for the colloquium was to provide a platform for the youth to interact with relevant stakeholders on the 2011 budget and how the youth was to benfit from it.
Mr Obeng-Kyereh therefore called on the youth to take interest in issues that affected them by asking questions that were relevant to their needs.
He also appealed to the government to walk their talk and allocate resources towards the commitments they made in order to meet the desired result.
In a speech read on his behalf, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Seth Terkper expressed his excitement at the level of enthusiasm the youth had towards national development.
He said it was important as a nation to invest in and develop the talents of the youth so they could contribute meaningfully to the development process.
Mr Terkper acknowledged the fact that prioritisation was key to address the most pressing developmental issues that could be financed especially in a country where resources were scarce.
He therefore emphasised that the 2011 budget had made adequate provision for the youth to contribute to the national development agenda of the country.
He outlined that the 2011 budget had outlined short term training courses to be organised in agriculture extension services for 480 youth in all the ten reions of the country.
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