Welcome to Ghana Unite

Background:

Many developing countries today face a youth leadership crisis. Ghana is no exception. Many young people look up to political leadership for direction and development. The fact remains however, that political leadership can only go so far. Without a strong cadre of youth leaders—in business, academia, science, industry and every imaginable field—there can be little if any development.

In Ghana today, there is a huge youth leadership vacuum which is yet to be filled fully. While many youth are genuinely well intentioned, there are few platforms for tangible manifestation of their initiatives or vision. The talent for leadership abounds in Ghana 's youth but the support is lacking.

Out of frustration, many flee their beloved country in search of a better life for themselves and their immediate family, leaving the hard task of nation building for others to continue. You may know this phenomenon as brain drain. Another example of youth leadership vacuum exists with diaspora Ghanaian youth. This vast wealth of human capital is neither mobilized nor deployed in any significant way either for nonprofit or proprietary work in Ghana .

Faced with these and other leadership and development challenges, the Ghana Youth Leadership Alliance—a nonprofit NGO registered in Ghana—was formed with the modest goals of networking Ghana's youth, reviving their passion for leadership and providing tangible opportunities for them to serve their motherland and help in her development.

History and Legal Status:

The Ghana Youth Leadership alliance was formed in 2006 by a group of ten Ghanaian students in top colleges in the USA out of a desire to contribute their widow's mite to their nation's development. It was founded with initial financial contributions from members and generous donors. The organization is a non-governmental, nonprofit, nonreligious and nonpolitical group whose sole aim is to assist in Ghana 's development. Founding members were from different ethnicities, creeds and affiliations.

It is registered in Ghana as an NGO and will hopefully secure US 501 (c) 3 status in the United States in the future.

Objectives:

Ghana Youth Leadership Alliance : www.ghanaalliance.com	Ghana Unite: www.ghanaunite.com	GSoluxions: www.gsoluxions.com
i. To harness and build a responsive and dedicated cadre of young leaders for Ghana 's development	i. To be the largest, most-trafficked social network site for young Ghanaians (16-36) both in Ghana and in the diaspora	i. To act as the grounds for GYLA and interested ‘ghanaunite' members to engage with Ghana 's problems. This is the actual nonprofit projects division where our impact as young leaders can be felt NOW! Its four divisions have their own objectives listed below.

ii. To unite young Ghanaians and allow free flow of ideas, skills and know-how—a developmental necessity in our modern global village.	ii. To be the largest database of Ghanaian college-level and post-graduate students in the United States (primarily), Canada , Europe and Ghana	iii. *Education and Career Development* : To provide mentorship, and leadership building opportunities for secondary school and tertiary level Ghanaian youth. Also to mobilize and deploy resources to enhance the quality of education in selected schools or allow needy and disadvantaged youth to gain access to education.

iv. To act as a platform for young Ghanaian students and graduates—future (and indeed present) leaders of Ghana —to start engaging with the problems of Ghana both on an intellectual and pragmatic level.	iii. To be the flagship of the three semi-autonomous projects (GYLA, www.ghanaunite.com, Gsoluxions) and to generate membership, donations, sponsorships, and interest in our nonprofit work.	iv. *Social Entrepreneurship and People Empowerment* : To help enterprising youth to develop and sustain nonprofit projects that have clear social benefit. Also to organize programs focused on people empowerment.

v. To be the largest network of Ghanaian students aged 16-36 in both Ghana and the diaspora. A social and (potential) professional support network and a pool of accessible human resources that can be mobilized and deployed to respond to pressing developmental problems of the day.	iv. To have an estimated 10,000+ members in two years and to keep increasing membership	v. *Philanthropy and Social Initiatives:* To link donors and philanthropists to projects and initiatives that need their resources the most. Also to work towards providing free social services, facilities etc

		vi. *Volunteer work:* To link Ghanaian youth in Ghana and in the diaspora with openings for volunteer work in Ghana . Volunteer work will cover internships, relief work, and free labor for projects or (under) paid work carried out for humanitarian reasons

Mission :

Our mission is threefold:

Networking:

To mobilize the largest ever network of Ghanaian students and young professionals (16-36) in the diaspora

To mobilize a similar network in Ghana

To create avenues for transatlantic interaction between the Ghana Youth Diaspora Network and the Ghana Youth Home Network.

Leadership:

To foster in young Ghanaian students and professionals a sense of leadership and individual responsibility for changing Ghana 's future for the better.

To encourage members to take on small development projects in Ghana or assist on-going ones with volunteer labor or financial donations

Service:

To provide a platform for the members of our network to engage with Ghana 's developmental problems in intellectual and practical ways. The ultimate result of which will be sustainable and growth-oriented development in Ghana .

Our success is shallow if it's not rooted in the development of our nation and the happiness of our people

Atta Addo, Founder and President

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