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INTRODUCTION OF FYSSO GHANA
Founded as
Fact for the Youth in the Southern Sector Organization (FYSSO) in 2001 at
Sogakofe in the Volta Region (VR) as a non-profit making non-governmental
organization (NGO), the name had to be changed to FYSSO Ghana in 2008 to give
it a national image while still maintaining links with its original
principles. Over the years, it has
occupied itself in the area of agricultural development and food security;
water resources management and sanitation; rural health and community nutrition
including HIV/AIDS control. Other
thematic areas have been microenterprise development; microfinance; support for
persons with disability; girl-child and needy students’ education; and
anti-child trafficking programs – all these geared toward poverty alleviation.
Vision, Mission and Strategic
Objectives
The visionof FYSSO Ghana is a Ghanaian society where the minority’s socio-cultural and
economic interests are protected resulting in an improved economic welfare and
proud cultural identity.
The mission
is to restore the socio-economic standard of living of women, youth and
children by promoting appropriate and sustainable economic activities for them
through support and advisory services on health, poverty alleviation, gender,
child protection and conservation of natural resources.
The
strategic objectives of the organization are to:
- Promote sustainable agricultural development towards food
security for all;
- Facilitate local financial resources and linkages to
capitalize and develop local micro enterprises;
- Ensure environmental resource conservation and sanitation;
- Promote children education and protection;
- Support persons with disabled physical conditions to get
employable skills;
- Ensure a healthy man-power resources for effective economic development
and reproduction;
- Promote gender equity and good governance for equitable
participation in community decision-making.
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