As part of Visionary Buluk Organization’s (VBO) Social Protection Objective, VBO partnered with YMCA, National Youth Authority (NYA) and Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) to organize a day advocacy training program for all the Youth Clubs/Groups leaders and two representatives from each group in the Ashanti region(The most populous in Ghana).

The training covered four(4) key areas:

i. Digital Marketing

ii. Financial Management and cashless banking or mobile banking

iii. Covid-19

iv. First Aid

The main objective of the program was to get the youth to embrace and lead emerging businesses and diversify ways of doing business in Ghana during and after Covid-19. Thus, digital marketing and cashless banking. It also aimed to trumpet Covid-19 safety protocols among the youth.

The Financial management training was facilitated by Ghana Commercial Bank , first aid by VBO, education on Covid-19 by NYA and digital marketing by YMCA.

A Pre and Post evaluation conducted at the program showed the program objectives were very well achieved.