The Italian Embassy together with Amicus Onlus, a non-governmental Italian organization based in Ghana, has commissioned an ultra-modern youth centre at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church at Apam in the Central Region.
Speaking to Citi News, Giovanni Favilli, the Italian Ambassador to Ghana, said the funding for the project came from the Conference of Italian Catholic Bishops and Italian taxpayers.
According to the Ambassador, the 70,000 euro project creates an opportunity for the youth of Apam to develop themselves through training at the centre.
The Youth Centre was provided with computers and some sewing machines as a way of engaging the youth in the area to learn some skills to better their lives.
Dr. Caesar Alimsinya Atoire, the President of Amicus Onlus Ghana, also outlined his organization’s commitment to help the needy across the country.
According to him, Amicus Onlus believes in dealing with the grassroots people by going down to the communities, listening to their plight, and subsequently creating a project to benefit them.
He was however optimistic that the Youth Centre will change the lives of the people in Apam.
Maame Esi, a beneficiary of a skill training program by Amicus Onlus, was optimistic that the skill acquired will go a long way to improve her life.
“Now that I am a beneficiary of a sewing machine, it would help me get my daily bread”.
Very. Rev.Father Bonaventure Annan, the Vicar General of Catholic Arch Diocese of Cape Coast, also touched on a maintenance plan for the project, adding that the church would set up a committee that would engage the various individuals for the maintenance of the project.
He again charged the community to be part of the maintenance plan by keeping the place clean at all time.
“We will also engage the Apam District Assembly to help us in painting the structure from time to time” he added.
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By: Calvis Tetteh | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
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