Regional News of Thursday, 4 November 2010

Source: GNA

All embracing youth festival in December

Ho, Nov. 4, GNA - Entrepreneurial Revolution, an industrial development organisation, will hold its maiden annual youth festival in Ghana from December 23 to December 28.

The festival, which will be on the theme: 'Investing in the Youth; the Dividends,' will be held at Akoefe-Tokor in the Ho Municipal area.

The festival would bring together youth from various communities and different ethnic backgrounds to learn from each other and to participate in diverse programmes to enhance their leadership and entrepreneurial skills.

In a release signed by Ms Rejoice Addo, the Media Liaison Officer of Entrepreneurial Revolution, she indicated that about 3000 youths from 50 communities will take part in the festival.

Other objectives of the festival include fostering unity amongst the youth of Ghana, helping them to embrace the culture of self-help and educating them on social and economic issues that confront the nation.

Activities lined up for the six-day festival include visits to nature attractions, musical jamborees, bazaars, health and fitness walks, clean-up exercises and quiz competitions.

There will also be motivational symposia on business, health, education and the discussion of government policies.

The festival will be climaxed with a grand durbar on December 27.