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Societe Generale Ghana and Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) announced their intention to create character for youth together, based on the World Rugby Youth Development Program "Get Into Rugby" (GIR), which is based on the integrity values of rugby, pbadion, solidarity, discipline and respect.
The announcement was made to the Ghana Rugby Secretariat at a meeting between Mr. Daniel Rex Danquah (External Communications Officer, Societe Generale Ghana), Ms. Angela Nanansaa Bonsu (GM Corporate Secretariat, Societe Generale) Ghana), Mrs. Jannifer S. Darko (Community Manager). , Societe Generale Ghana), Mr. Abdul-Aziz Issah (Board Member, Ghana Rugby) and Ms. Rafatu Inusah (Board Member and Coordinator "Get Into Rugby" from Ghana Rugby).
According to Mr. Danquah, Société Générale has been involved in rugby since 1903 and became the official bank of French rugby in 1987. Société Générale is also the official banker of Ghana Rugby and is subsequently a major partner of the World Cup of rugby in Japan. this year.
Today, the bank promotes its brand base at the highest level and is strongly badociated with the values of rugby.
Mr. Danquah also said the bank was honored to be not only the official bankers of Ghana Rugby, but also to contribute to Ghana's meritorious youth development program.
"We are watching what Mr. Herbert Mensah and his team have been doing for quite some time and we are impressed by the achievements of the Union and by the very visible and exciting program" Get Into Rugby "of Ghana Rugby", Danquah said.
Danquah went on to say that Societe Generale was proud of its close ties with Rugby worldwide and hoped that this would be the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship that will last for many years.
Mr. Mensah, president of Ghana Rugby, said in a London message that Societe Generale's decision to also support youth development in Ghana was a major historic moment for Ghana Rugby.
"The development of youth and women's rugby has been a top priority for my administration since we took over the administration of Ghana Rugby on June 5, 2014. The World Rugby Program" Get Into Rugby "forms the base of our rugby development in Ghana and it can reach the millions of Ghanaian children only with the support of institutions such as Societe Generale, "Mensah said.
Mensah is quoted as having stated that rugby is much more than boys and girls fun with an oval ball. He said: "Rugby is based on its values of integrity, pbadion, solidarity, discipline and respect, and these values are at the root of the building of character that young people will carry throughout their lives. life."
Mensah also welcomed Societe Generale Ghana to the growing list of sponsoring companies, and thus to Friends of Ghana Rugby, including Panafrican Equipment Management Group, Interplast, Gino Brands and Sunda International, to name a few. -unes.
"We need all the support possible. This gesture from Societe Generale Ghana and the recent donation of US $ 10,000 from the Ministry of Youth and Sports gives me hope that we can fulfill our mission to grow rugby. all over Ghana, "said Mensah.
The Get Into Rugby (GIR) program consists of two phases, Try and Play, with four modules each aimed at presenting rugby to young people in particular who have never been exposed to rugby. The program provides learners with the basic knowledge and skills of the Game of Rugby Union, which is the second largest team sport in the world.
Ghana Rugby GIR is currently managed by zones in the Greater Accra and West Central regions with development officers serving a number of schools. In 2017, the program familiarized more than 5,000 children with Rugby and its values. The goal for 2019 is 9,600 new participants.
Ghana Rugby also recently received a welcome gift of 80 Gilbert GIR balloons at the 13th Rugby Africa Summit in Marrakech-Morocco.
Rafatu Inusah, coordinator of the GIR Program in the Greater Accra Region, said: "Societe Generale Ghana's sponsorship and GIR's donation of Gilbert's bullets are greatly appreciated and welcomed in the light of the enormous task and cost badociated with it. our character development program in Ghana. "
Inusah said the union had recently launched an initiative aimed at capturing and preserving the many special moments of work of GIR development agents in schools and communities, in the form of a Facebook page titled "Ghana Rugby GIR Collection ".
Ghana Rugby, board member and president of the Greater Accra Rugby Association (GARA), also thanked Société Générale and welcomed him to the Ghana Rugby family.
"We have a longstanding relationship with Société Générale as bankers and we hope that this sponsorship relationship will also develop as we develop and expand the rugby footprint throughout Ghana," said Issah. .
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ghana Rugby Football Union.
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About Ghana Rugby:
Ghana Rugby (http://GhanaRugby.org) is the official member of both World Rugby (2017) and Rugby Africa in Ghana-West Africa. He is also responsible for the management and development of the Game Rugby Union in the country. The Union is governed by a Constitution and administers five KPAs (key areas of performance), namely: (1) Rugby's "Enter Rugby" program around the world, (2) Rugby women in Ghana, (3) training and education, (4) national competitions and (5) international performances.
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