The
newly elected management board chairman of Kombo East Youth and Children
Development Alliance (KEYCDA); the umbrella coordinating body of all youth and
children activities in Kombo East has encouraged the young people of the
district to unite towards the advancement of the district.
Addressing
the various sub-committees of the Alliance during their first meeting in
Kuloro, Dembo Kuyateh presented an agenda which include plans for review of
partnerships and strategy, revitalization of educational trust fund, increase
in the awareness of credit union saving, sport administration and to increase
the girls assembly advocacies on early marriages and teenage pregnancy.
Mr
Kuyateh, who was one-time the Information Education and Communication (IEC)
Officer of the Alliance urged all the sub-committee heads to take up their responsibilities
seriously, reminding sub-committee members that business shall not continue to
be as usual. “Rules and regulations for the smooth running and implementation
of the task given by the people of the district will be strictly observed,” he
said.
He
promised that he and his team will be organising a series of capacity building
programs for all the sub-committee members to enhance effective and efficient
service delivery.
Mr
Kuyateh thanked Sama Kairo Federation, the National Youth Council and Brikama
Area Council for their timely support in their recently concluded convergence
on the theme “Enhancing Youth and Children participation in leadership and
decision making processes”.
He
said key among his strategies will include the establishment of partnerships
and networking with like-minded organisations, capacity building programs on
both entrepreneurship live and livelihood skills development, Girls Empowerment
and Child Protection, Gender and entrepreneurship, Sports Administration and
Development amongst others.
Mr
Kuyateh called on all to support and partner with his organisation which will
yield more community development and the advancement of youth participation in
national development.
Kombo
East District Youth and Children Development Alliance (KEYCDA), was established
in the year 2005 with the primary objective of youth empowerment, child
protection and sports development.