VILLAGE OF HOPE HOLDS 3RD GRADUATION (DAILY GRAPHIC, NOV 7, PAGE 11)

THE third graduation ceremony of the Village of Hope Vocational Training Centre has been held at Ayawaso with a call on Ghanaians to support institutions which are involved in youth training programmes in the country.
The Social Services Manager of the centre, Mr Amos Asuma-Kakari, said every Ghanaian had the potential to do something good for him or herself and the society in general.
Unfortunately, he observed that this had not been encouraged much among the youth, hence the poor development.
As a result, he said most of the young ones had taken to drug, armed robbery, prostitution and other social vices.
It was in view of these that the centre was established by the Churches of Christ to cater for the needy and disadvantaged in society, who are vulnerable.
Currently, he said, his outfit caters for 175 orphans and other needy children in its orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh, while some young ones who have gone through the centre were performing well and were expected to come out as good professionals.
Mr John F. Tamakloe, the guest speaker for the occasion, said most people thought the nation owed them a living and thus sat at home and waited for the nation to do something for them.
Mr Tamakloe advised the graduates to be role models because there are others who are presently going through difficulties these graduates once went through and therefore will be looking up to them.
Mr George Abugah, evangelist and minister, Legon Church of Christ, who was the chairman for the occasion, advised the graduates to make good use of the training they had had.
He said the graduates should be good ambassadors, well equipped to embrace the challenges of life.
Mr Edward K. Lawer, a board member of the Village of Hope Vocational Training Centre and CEO of Telad Pharmacy, consistently advised the teenagers passing out to be law-abiding and diligently practise the vocation they had learnt.