Beige Group launches project to award young talents

By Kodjo Adams, GNA
Accra, Sept. 23, GNA - The Beige Foundation under the social responsibility arm of the Beige Group has outdoored a talent development initiative dubbed: 'Youth Excellence League,' in Accra.

The project was established as part of the life skills development programme run by the Beige Academy to recognise and award exceptional youth talents in the junior high school, senior high school and the tertiary institutions.

The project would bring together the crème de la crème of the best brains amongst the youth in the country for the Foundation to seek not to only identify and support these talents but to push them to crave for excellence in their future aspirations.

As part of the novelty programme, five awardees were inducted into the league from the junior level to the tertiary and supported with GH₵1000.00 to GH₵3000.00 where 20 per cent of the money would be liquidated while the rest of the 80 per cent would be invested for the beneficiaries.

The project would consider widening its network to make room for youth involved in other vocational skills endeavors.

Mrs Anne-Marie Blackmore said their outfit believed that the youth form a significant part of the nation; hence the need to give them a push that will inure to the benefit of the country in the right direction.

She said the awardees were selected based on their remarkably performance in academics whose overall achievements are outstanding and are worthy of celebration.

She explained that the Youth Excellence League would actively search for, identify and support youth who demonstrate exceptional skills in their academic programme.

The project would be implemented in as many institutions as practicable with the ultimate aim of extending its coverage to the rest of the country.

Mrs Blackmore said the Beige Foundation ideals, is to develop talent, modify behaviour and nurture a new breed of young talent to promote a culture that would lead these young ones into becoming advocates for excellence.

She noted that the Foundation has partnered non-governmental agencies, orphanages and corporate entities to impact the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children through projects with Missionaries of Charity, the Ayenya Community School and Foster Home.

Professor Stephen Adei, Chairman of the Beige Group said the initiative was to develop the talents of the young ones and instill in them the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship for future development.

He said the group would launch an emergency fund for Ghanaians to meet any unforeseen situation such as death and accidents.

Prof Adei urged the awardees to be focused, acquire knowledge and skills and establish good relationship with God in their sphere of disciplines to succeed in life.

GNA