In 36 weeks the country is expected to have a completed administration building named Ghana Award House for the Head of State Award Scheme.
The timeline was made known yesterday at a brief ground-breaking ceremony in Accra, during which President Akufo-Addo announced the project would cost GH¢5 million.
When completed, the Ghana Award House would be a two-storey office block, with a 200 capacity conference room, and training facility designed to house the National Secretariat of the Head of State Award Scheme.
The facility would be put up at Adamafio Crescent, South Legon, on Gulf Street, around the Ghana Standards Authority, Accra.
According to the President, upon completion, the Ghana Award House will put the nation ahead of many of the countries running the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award.
He remarked that the facility will mean that Ghana will be the second country in Africa, after the Presidents’ Award of Kenya, and one of the few countries globally to have its own administrative office.
President Akufo-Addo announced that in support of the operations of the Award Secretariat, its operational costs will be borne by the Office of the President, under the direct supervision of the Chief of Staff.
He directed that: “Vehicles are also to be allocated to the Secretariat for its use. In addition to the one-million-cedi contribution to this project, the government pledges to do what it can to ensure that the project is completed in the next 36 weeks.”
President Akufo-Addo called on individuals, corporate bodies, especially in the construction industry, to join hands and bring this project to fruition, explaining that they can donate bags of cement, blocks, and other building materials in support of this project.
“Together, we can help make this project a reality. I thank all who have contributed consistently towards the success of the Award Scheme. Now is not the time to rest on our oars, but to help realise the vision of an Award Scheme that is truly self-sustaining,” the President added.
President Akufo-Addo explained that since its inception in 1967, the Head of State Award Scheme has challenged and touched the lives of many young Ghanaians, with some 750,000 young people participating and benefitting from the Scheme.
“I have always been excited about the work being done by the Award Scheme, and that is why I continue to urge them to ensure that as many young Ghanaians as possible benefit from it. To achieve this ambitious target, a befitting administrative office for the Scheme will be required. The provision of a Ghana Award House to serve this purpose is my commitment towards driving the agenda of the Award Scheme,” the President said.
In his welcome address, the Board Chairman of the Head of State Award Scheme-Ghana, Harry B. Sintim-Aboagye, had requested for more support to complete the project on schedule.
While thanking President Akufo-Addo for his commitment to the scheme, he emphasised that the project will constitute a good legacy in the name of the President.
An information book given guests at the event detailed how one could support the Award Scheme.
It said that one could make a personal gift by donating through the World Fellowship, Executive Club Network, or Special Projects Programme.
The Scheme also looks to work closely with companies, educational institutions, providers and suppliers who share the Scheme’s strategic aims and objectives.
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