Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana
You are invited to submit a tender to provide a market research analysis for parboiled rice in Ghana to the PROCED-SOCODEVI Project. By participating in this tender, you should respond to the guidelines set out in this invitation. We have provided the key details of Proced-Socodevi requirements which should be considered in your response. Please…
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Young people today know that the world’s biggest problems can only be solved when they are actively involved in making decisions that affect them. YHFG is predominantly staffed by enthusiastic young women and men who are committed to empowering young people to become self-reliant and self-sufficient youth living in a more equal, healthy and prosperous…
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USAID Smart Agric-Finance (SAF)project was implemented by SNV and Fidelity bank in partnership with YHFG in the Upper East Region within a period of one year. The project aimed at increasing commercial opportunities for 2,780 smallholder farmers who primarily are women in the agricultural value chain through improved access to affordable financial services such as…
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YHFG was one of the recognized Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in the area of SRHR in Ghana to be invited to participate in the Re-launch of Prof. Fred T. Sai Institute, a renowned SRHR Champion in Africa. The Regional Director, IPPF Africa, Mr. Lucien Kouakou during the launch indicated that population and sustainable development are intrinsically…
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Women are key contributors to the growth and development of our societies, as producers of food, caretakers of children, the elderly, entrepreneurs and employees in businesses. Despite the contributions to family and society, women remain disproportionately affected by poverty, discrimination and exploitation. They have limited access to credit, healthcare and education. However, evidence shows that…
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We define a Youth-led Organisation to mean one that is “predominantly governed and staffed by young people”. From our experience, Youth-led organisations have proven to be of immense benefit for both young people participating and the wider community of young people. As youth-led, the YHFG continue to provide youth the opportunity to take up leadership…
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As some of you might be aware, in late July 2018, John Krugu will leave the YHFG to take up a one-year post-doc assignment in Amsterdam. Accordingly, we are happy to share the news that Ms Priscilla Nyaaba has taken over as the acting Executive Director of the Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG). The Board…
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At the 2018 Girls Not Brides 2nd Global Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, YHFG programme manager, Abigail Adumolga joined a panel of experts to discuss Gender Transformative programming in ending child marriage. Abigail shared how the YHFG is using its flagship programme titled Friendship, Love And Sexual Health (FLASH) to address child marriage in local communities…
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With support from JugendParnerchaft Ghana, the 2018 Girls Remedial School home-coming event was successfully held at the YHFG’s Youth Centre in Yikene, Bolgatanga. The Girls Remedial School is the YHFG’s flagship programme that provides support to girls who failed some key subjects in the Senior High School certificate examinations to re-write the exams and progress…
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The YHFG, in collaboration with Christian Aid Ghana and SNV, is conducting financial literacy education for its partner farmer-based organisations in the Upper East region. The sensitization of financial literacy has led to 1,352 beneficiaries opening Bank Accounts with the Fidelity Bank for the first time. In their own words, the farmers expressed surprise that…
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