The National Youth Authority (NYA) has said the revised youth development policy will be ready in March 2019.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NYA, Emmanuel Asigri revealed this on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Friday.
The National Youth Authority, formally the National Youth Council, is a statutory body established by the government in 1974 by NRCD 241 to co-ordinate and facilitate youth development activities in the country.
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This National Youth Policy is geared towards imbibing into the youth the spirit of nationalism, a sense of public service, morality and also to develop their creative potentials.
The policy covers 19 areas, including: Education & Skills Training, Youth in Modern Agriculture, Gender Mainstreaming, Youth in Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building.
But the review, according to Mr. Asigri has become necessary because after 18 years of its existence, the policy needed to be realigned with the government’s development agenda and with relevant international development protocols and frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.
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He
indicated that, the policy in its current state was “not fit for the purpose”.
The NYA boss explained that, data in the existing policy was outdated as it was
based on the 2010 Population and Housing Census, saying there was the need to
capture recent data using the 2010 census to reflect current trends.
Mr. Asigri added that, they are almost done with the consultative tour for the new policy to be implemented
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He was happy about the massive support from President Akufo-Addo to dealing the youth development challenges in the country.
“President Akufo-Addo is committed to youth development and it has motivated us to work hard.