France Volunteers celebrates 10 years

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Charles Owiredu, called on France Volunteers Ghana to contribute to the government's efforts by sharing lessons and experience from its work in Ghana and elsewhere in the world. the world..

he Such sharing of experiences could help inform and enrich the country's policies and initiatives.

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Speaking at the forum celebrating the 10th anniversary of France Volunteers Ghana as part of the residence of the French Embbady in Accra, he said he was pleased that France Volunteers Ghana has focused on the creation and development of volunteers and offers other opportunities, as well as experiences for youth.

"As you well know, young people are at center the Ghana government has designed policies to address the challenges of youth unemployment, he said.

He quoted the Senior Free high The School School, Nation Builders Corps and Planting for Food and Jobs, among others, were all initiatives to expand the economic prospects of young people in this country.

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Long tradition

He was pleased to observe that France Volontaires Ghana had a long tradition of mutual relations. beneficent partnership and cooperation between the two countries.

He added that the partnership was continuing to strengthen and that he was pleased to have confirmed in Ghana, at the 17th Francophonie Summit in Armenia, a full member of the community, thus strengthening Ghana's membership in the French Priority Solidarity Zone.

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At the same summit, he m said "The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, emphasized in her speech the importance of the French language for Ghana, given our geographical location in the sub-region, where we are happily sandwiched among the countries Francophones. "

Ambbadador of France

In her address, Ms. Anne Sophie Ave, Ambbadador of France to Ghana, said that it was possible to do much more to promote the French language and the Francophonie in Ghana, and that French volunteers were an badet in this regard. .

She said France was ready to send more volunteers to Ghana, but that they had to work together to make their stay easier.

The Ambbadador said France Volontaires had given volunteers the opportunity to learn about Ghana, its culture and dynamism, adding that they would be back in France as "ambbadadors" of Ghana.

She congratulated Ghana for having an extremely dynamic and high potential youth.

Since last year, three young Ghanaian volunteers have been welcomed in France, particularly in agricultural high schools, for one – year missions.

The ambbadador expressed the hope that they could welcome more Ghanaian volunteers to learn from each other and strengthen relations between the two countries.

Experiences

The experiences were shared by the director of the French Accra Alliance, Mr. Frederic Dart, head of the French Department of the University of Mines and Technology, Mr. Evans Kokroko and Ms. Habibatou Cissé, currently employee of the French National Service of the French Alliance in Accra. .

Ghana's ambbadador to France, Ms. Anna Bossman, and the first reciprocity volunteer, Ms. Nana Afua-Asuming, shared their experiences through video.