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Avatime Youth Development Organization: Empowering Youth for Positive Development

Avatime Youth Development Organization (AYDO) is a for-profit organization dedicated to promoting positive youth development in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. With a mission to empower young people and fight poverty, AYDO aims to provide opportunities and resources for youth to develop their skills and talents, ultimately leading to their personal growth and contribution to society.

AYDO believes that youth development is a process that takes place within the context of the family, peer group, school, and community. It is about empowering young people socially, politically, economically, and culturally. Development is not just about economic growth, but also about creating sustainable and inclusive communities.

AYDO operates based on the principles of community-based development, which advocates for the participation of people at all levels of programs and projects. By involving young people in key roles and responsibilities within the organization, AYDO aims to provide them with valuable experiences and opportunities to make a difference in their own lives and society.

Mission Statement

The mission of Avatime Youth Development Organization is to grow a community of engaged and capable learners who are aware of their capacity for excellence. Through long-term relationships with caring adults, AYDO helps students discover their talents, abilities, and interests, empowering them to take charge of their futures and achieve positive outcomes for themselves and their families.

Vision Statement

AYDO envisions a community where youth are trained in vocational skills and equipped with employable skills. The organization aims to help young people gain the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the workforce and contribute to the development of their communities.

Primary Aims of the Organization

• Globally promote tourism
• Empower women and reduce poverty
• Expand educational opportunities
• Provide vocational training
• Create jobs for the youth

Organization Objectives

The Avatime Youth Development Organization has set several objectives to achieve its mission and aims:

• Help reduce poverty in rural areas through financial and social empowerment
• Promote unity, understanding, cooperation, tolerance, peace, and harmony among youth communities
• Solve the problem of unemployment through self-employment units like vocational training centers, small-scale industries, factories, and tourism activities
• Fight against social evils and antisocial elements such as drugs, alcohol, poverty, and illiteracy
• Promote and develop the standard of education
• Preserve and promote cultural activities such as traditional music, dance, dress, art, crafts, and tourism
• Promote child development through the establishment of rehabilitation centers for the disabled
• Set up health centers, mobile dispensaries, and residential/non-residential schools
• Help farmers and cultivators in rural areas by using modern technology and marketing their products
• Conduct research to identify problems and determine appropriate actions
• Impart life skill development training
• Collaborate with companies, financial institutions, government agencies, and funding agencies to benefit rural and tribal people

Future Projects

AYDO has several future projects in the pipeline to further its mission and objectives:

• Rehabilitation of health centers
• Creation of new trades in vocational training centers
• Building vocational training centers
• Setting up small-scale industries
• Establishing residential/non-residential schools for underprivileged children
• Constructing old age homes and hostels
• Setting up schools for children with disabilities and offering condensed courses
• Building libraries
• Creating small financial companies to support women in small-scale businesses

Contact No: +233 241543851, +233 543442025

Postal Address: Amedzofe, Volta Region

Email: [email protected]

Website: none

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