Millennium Promise, a Non-Governmental Organization, Sunday, entered into an agreement with the John Agyekum Kufuor Foundation in Governance and Leadership, to mentor young people in leadership.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project which was signed in Accra to enable the project to take off will see the two institutions work together for the next five years, with an option to continue further after reviewing their performances.

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, an economist and former Director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University initialed for Millennium Promise while former President John Agyekum Kufuor initialed for the John Agyekum Kufuor (JAK) Foundation in Governance and Leadership.



Under the agreement, Millennium Promise will be at the forefront of mobilizing resources for the effective implementation of the project.

It will also see the Non-Governmental Organization play a key role in the promotion of the goals of the JAK Foundation as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The project is focused on helping young people acquire the needed skills to become leaders in the field of Agriculture, ICT, and Governance among other fields of discipline.

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs commenting on the project lauded former President John Agyekum Kufuor for him immense contribution in the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana and the African continent at large.



He announced that the project will kick off with a worldwide youth conference which is scheduled to take place in Accra latter in the year.

“This is an event which will see young leaders across the world advocating for sustainable development goals which is key in the advancement of the global economy,” he noted.

Former President Kufuor also commenting on the agreement said with the fast pace at which economies around the world are developing, there is the need for partnerships to create synergies which will ensure that no economy is left behind.

“We need partnerships to catch up with the rapidly developing world. Africa has been left behind and can only catch up through partnerships in the area of technological advancement.”