Coming off on the 12th Aug 2020
Theme – Corporate Support for Educational
Initiatives in the COVID-19 Environment
Background
“Today, we celebrate the young people,
youth-led organizations, Governments and others who are working to transform
education and uplift young people everywhere.” — UN Secretary-General
António Guterres
According to the UN, there are currently 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in the world.
This is the largest youth population ever. However, more than half of all children and adolescents aged
6-14 lack basic reading and Maths skills, even though the majority of them are
attending school. This global learning crisis threatens to severely hamper
progress towards the SDGs.
12 August was first
designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999 and
serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential
partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and
problems facing the world’s youth.
Scope of event
ABCDE this year to
mark the day will be organizing a stakeholder conference where
corporate/government and NGO’s will have the platform to discuss the investment
they have to support education in Ghana as well as the challenges they are
facing especially in this COVID – 19 environments.
We believe that by
doing this, ABCDE will garner support for the various initiatives discussed.
This will go a long way to better the lives of students in various schools.
The International Day Conference
The conference would be
held in August 2020 at the GNAT Hall.
Categories of
Dignitaries and participants to be invited for this event include;
- Government Agencies and officials
- UNESCO
- Private Sector Companies
- University Administrators, Headmasters, Professors,
Teachers and Researchers
- The print, online and electronic Media
Objectives
ABCDE has one objective for this program
Allow organizations to educate the public on investment they
have made in education so far, issues of concern, to mobilize the support and
resources to address the educational problems, and to celebrate and reinforce
its achievements.
Focus area
What International
Youth Day is about?
How you(organization)
have supported the youth especially in Education in this COVID-19 environment
Success and Challenges
Time - 3: 30pm - 6pm
