The God Bless Child Development Centre, in partnership with the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital, has marked International Youth Day with a tree-planting exercise and voluntary blood donation drive at Breman Asabiem in the Central Region.
The initiative brought together young people, health professionals and other stakeholders for activities focused on environmental sustainability, community development and public health.
As part of the programme, the youth planted indigenous and shade trees at designated public spaces within the community.
The Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Director of the National Youth Authority, Bright Opare Darko, stressed the importance of educating young people on environmental protection and encouraging them to develop lifelong habits of caring for the environment.
He said empowering the youth with knowledge and practical skills in environmental conservation would enable them to become responsible stewards of the planet for future generations.
The Director of the God Bless Child Development Centre and organiser of the programme, Nicholas Donkoh Barnes, said the initiative was aimed at instilling a sense of responsibility, community pride and commitment to sustainable development among young people.
The programme also featured a voluntary blood donation exercise organised in collaboration with the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital.
A Senior Biomedical Scientist at the hospital, Benjamin Anderson, highlighted the importance of voluntary blood donation, noting that the facility needed adequate blood supplies to support emergency care, maternal health and surgical procedures.
Medical personnel from the hospital screened participants before the donation exercise, which attracted a significant number of young people.
Hospital representatives expressed appreciation for the turnout, saying the donations would help address blood shortages in the area and potentially save the lives of accident victims and women experiencing pregnancy-related complications.
The God Bless Child Development Centre said the initiative formed part of its commitment to holistic youth development, stressing that empowering young people goes beyond academic and vocational training to include health awareness, environmental responsibility and community service.
The organisers expressed gratitude to the management and medical team of the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Hospital, the National Youth Authority and all participating young people for supporting the initiative.
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