Friday, 20 June 2014
Monday, 16 June 2014
Quiz competition for students
Patriots Ghana KNUST organized a quiz and spelling bee
competition at the MA BEDIAKO PREPARATORY SCHOOL at Amakom, Kumasi. The chapter
prior to the event visited the school to event received authorization from the
Head teacher, Mr. C.A Boahen and interacted with the teachers of the school. The
fifteen contestants, that is three from each of the five teams were tested on
grammar, mathematics, science and spelling. The competition was divided into
three rounds and points were awarded accordingly. At the end of the competition,
Patriots Ghana KNUST awarded certificates of participation and books to all the
contestants and also gave out KNUST customized books, wrist bands, pens etc
dependent on their positions in the competition. After, the president of the
chapter, Emmanuel Yamoah, used the opportunity to have a short talk session
with the students. He talked to the students about the importance of reading wide
and also entreated them to stay focused on their education. After the students
had told him their career choices, he encouraged them to believe in themselves
and motivated them to aspire to become whatever they want thus also staying
away from anything that would prevent them achieving their desires such as bad
company, inappropriate use of the internet, spending too much with the
television etc. The event coordinator, Prince Adutwum afterwards congratulated
the participants, the students present and also their teachers for the great
performances, and motivated them to stay focused because they are the future of
Ghana. He also stated that they are among the best schools in Kumasi .
After the
event the Patriots, interacted with the teachers and the children and
thereafter visited the office of the headmaster to thank him for the support
and also discussed future collaborations for educative and developmental
projects and events.
Patriots Ghana appreciates the efforts of all the members that made the
event a success and invites everyone else to join, so we can develop our dear
country and nurture the future leaders.
PATRIOTS GHANA KNUST- DEVELOPING THE NATION WITH PASSION.
(www.patriotsghana-knust.webs.com)
Friday, 13 June 2014
Quiz Competition in Kumasi Metropolis
Patriots Ghana KNUST organized a quiz and spelling bee
competition at the MA BEDIAKO PREPARATORY SCHOOL at Amakom, Kumasi. The chapter
prior to the event visited the school to event received authorization from the
Head teacher, Mr. C.A Boahen and interacted with the teachers of the school. The
fifteen contestants, that is three from each of the five teams were tested on
grammar, mathematics, science and spelling. The competition was divided into
three rounds and points were awarded accordingly. At the end of the competition,
Patriots Ghana KNUST awarded certificates of participation and books to all the
contestants and also gave out KNUST customized books, wrist bands, pens etc
dependent on their positions in the competition. After, the president of the
chapter, Emmanuel Yamoah, used the opportunity to have a short talk session
with the students. He talked to the students about the importance of reading wide
and also entreated them to stay focused on their education. After the students
had told him their career choices, he encouraged them to believe in themselves
and motivated them to aspire to become whatever they want thus also staying
away from anything that would prevent them achieving their desires such as bad
company, inappropriate use of the internet, spending too much with the
television etc. The event coordinator, Prince Adutwum afterwards congratulated
the participants, the students present and also their teachers for the great
performances, and motivated them to stay focused because they are the future of
Ghana. He also stated that they are among the best schools in Kumasi .
After the
event the Patriots, interacted with the teachers and the children and
thereafter visited the office of the headmaster to thank him for the support
and also discussed future collaborations for educative and developmental
projects and events.
Patriots Ghana appreciates the efforts of all the members that made the
event a success and invites everyone else to join, so we can develop our dear
country and nurture the future leaders.
PATRIOTS GHANA KNUST- DEVELOPING THE NATION WITH PASSION.
Source: Emmanuel Yamoah
President
Patriots Ghana KNUST
(www.patriotsghana-knust.webs.com)
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
The Expression of Patriotism by the Ghanaian youth
Ghana
can boast of patriotic youth both present and past such as our first president
Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the Big Six, the veterans of 1948, Dr. Kwegir Aggrey, Kofi
Annan, and many others that were involved in the fight for independence and
after independence. These are all people that had and have their country at
heart and one way or the other due to their interest in the affairs of their country
took the necessary actions. These are much respected people in our world today
and they are heroes and role models for many. As to whether the youth today are
as patriotic as those of the 1900’s or if it was their choice or a collective
duty to Ghana for the youth in the 1900’s that’s also quite a debatable topic.
Some
may also be of the view that the youth of Ghana are more interested in making
quick money, social media, fashion, drugs, clubbing or fraud. Yet, there are
also those belonging to the school of thought that, the youth have an urge to
participate in policy making, patronize made in Ghana products, bring about
innovations in relation to our culture, sense of patriotism and volunteerism,
respect for the elderly and love for our country.
Personally,
I think the youth of Ghana also have a strong sense of patriotism within them
and this is demonstrated in how passionate we are about issues affecting the
country. Examples are our love for peace and stability, justice, sense of
community, respect for the elderly and compassion towards the less privileged
in society. Unfortunately, this passion is not channeled appropriately in the
right direction. In my observation, mostly we resort to making our concerns
known on social media platforms, group discussions and arguments and television
and radio shows. This even though somehow useful achieves little or no results
since the leaders consider such grievances. In my own opinion it shows their
love for their country only that it should be channeled to the right platform, the
relevant people, using effective means and most importantly taking positive
action on their own to solve the various problems on their own .It is not
wholly about what they are interested in or whether they are better than their
leaders but what impact are they having on their country. Advocacy, negotiation
and discussions are vital but it is about time the youth look forward to
resorting to identifying what they want in their communities.
It
definitely will be more effective to start to do something, even if little, to
implement our ideas and dreams. Together we can rise above the fear of being
wrong or failing and any phobia of being different or criticized. After all, we
still have priceless assets such as our time, skills and the youthful energy
which can be put to very good use. The days of waiting for the government and
politicians are over because it has not provided the desired result and the
youth have to take up responsibilities for positive change. We have the option
to be the change we want to see in our world, first by starting with ourselves
and then making that change. Prior to all this, the youth have to make it a
point to change the way we think, our attitudes towards development and how we
perceive our communities. It is essential that the youth being the backbone
begin to think positively and believe in ourselves and our country. We need to
decide on what we want to do and go be it, taking into consideration the
positive impact we can have on country and how we would unconsciously be
developing ourselves. We should be motivated to be passionate about our country
enough, to develop the love for volunteering and patriotic ways of life. We should
learn to overlook the material benefits we can get, the problems or challenges
we face, the actions of politicians, and what or who has started so far and
start something so others can follow our lead.
That said, there should be more
organizations such as Patriots Ghana (www.patriotsghana.org)
and other youth friendly organizations that would provide the right platform to
train, nurture, improve and harness the skills of the youth towards sustainable
development. Leaders at all levels should give the youth the chance to also
contribute their quota to this country no matter how small it may seem. The
youth should be provided with platforms and avenues such as internships,
workshops, seminars, training sessions, and exchange programs so they can
acquire the requisite knowledge and skills. This is essential in the sense that
“you cannot give what you do not have.
If
these actions are encouraged it will surely go a long way to reduce the level
of unemployment in the youth, since they would be equipped to start their
enterprises, projects and organizations. It is important that, this be
incorporated right from the basic school level, so that after school the youth
would not be looking forward to someone employing them but would be motivated
to start their own entities to employ others, support themselves and contribute
to their countries development.
Furthermore, youth clubs should be
established in all communities and already existing ones should be revitalized
to create a very good platform for the youth of communities to volunteer,
interact and have good peer influence towards development. Ghana needs the
youth and the youth need their country. “wonsom! wonsom! wonyi nyimpa”, if the
youth should come together, with one mind and passion for our dear motherland,
believing in ourselves and our country there is nothing we cannot do. As a
fellow volunteer and member of Patriots Ghana KNUST (www.patriotsghana-knust.webs.com)
it is easy to notice how effective and the impact we have on how community even
with the somewhat little things that we do. This can be attributed to the unity
in strength, passion, like mindedness, love, energy, intellect, determination
and many other remarkable qualities. We can start by doing what is necessary
and then what is possible and before long we would be doing the impossible. It
is time to live for a greater purpose, let us not miss what matters, we should
let go of the irrelevant connections and attachments and reach out.
Arise Ghana
Youth!!!
Article
By: Emmanuel Yamoah
Patriots Ghana KNUST
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