GHANCY-GYARTA-666-CURRENTLY REVIEWED-BB

To: 1) NRSA 2) GOS-MTTU, 3) DVLA $) NRSMS 5) GPRTCC

Dear Sir/Madam;
GHANCY AND YOUTH AGAINST ROAD TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ( GYARTA)
REQUEST FOR COLLABORATION, INCLUSION AND SUPPORT
( KIND OF COLLABORATION/SUPPORT: REFER TO ITEMS NUMBERED 2 and 3

1. INTRODUCTION OF ORGANIZATION:
a) THE ORGANIZATION:
• The Ghana National NGOs Coalition for Youth (GHANCY) is a legally registered umbrella Civil Society Organization( CSO)- made up of 150 individual Civil Society Organizations( CSOs)-principally Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)-with a chosen commitment to work to advance for, stimulate for, promote, protect, and safeguard the interests, well-being, welfare, survival, human rights, growth and development of young-people( children and youth)
( Ref: Certificate Of Registration, attached)

b) GENERAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REQUEST (GESR):
• GHANCY requires and requests for financial, logistic and technical (FLT) resources and support to organize, manage and participate in Road Safety Initiatives (RSIs)-which focus greatly on prevention and sustainable reduction of road traffic and pedestrian accidents( RTPAs) in Ghana, with active involvement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs),especially Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and the Youth/Youth-led Organizations.
• The support is needed to train and build capacity NGOs and Road Safety Youth Volunteers in road safety issues, and produce road safety devices for pedestrians' use.

2.0) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVE (RSI)

2.1. GHANCY'S CONCERN FOR ROAD SAFETY: Since its inception in 2008, GHANCY has concerned itself with road safety issues- mainly because we are aware and conscious that:
I. The lives, livelihoods, survival, well-being and human rights of young-people are seriously threatened through road traffic and pedestrian accidents( RTPAs)- as they themselves die, or get seriously injured and become disabled or maimed for the rest of their lives. Over 48% of all (RTPAs) involve children, according reports.
II. The care-givers of young-people ( parents, guardians, teachers etc) also die or get seriously injured, disabled and maimed for the rest of their lives, and so incapable of rendering their caring and welfare services to the children, who become indirect victims of RTPAs, and in most cases become Road Accident Child Orphans( RACOs)

2.2. GHANCY'S ACTION FOR ROAD SAFETY
a) Previous Road Safety Promotion Activities:
i. In 2008 : GHANCY collaborated with the Ashanti Regional Office of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), various Transport Organizations (TOs) , Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), as well as Youth Organizations (YOs) and the National Youth Council (NYC), and organized Road safety Awareness Campaigns, which ended at the Kumasi Asafo GPRTU Station
ii. In 2010: A Civic Engagement Forum on Road Safety was organized with some relevant Institutions, at which key stakeholders delivered presentations on their roles, responsibilities and contributions towards reducing road carnage. The programme was co--sponsored by the Bank of Ghana with GHC 2,000.00, and held at the Sanbra Hotel, Kumasi.

b) In 2013: Proposal for Design of a Strategic Initiative: In order to continue to complement Government's efforts in curbing down road accidents and carnage, GHANCY has come out with a strategic design or initiative, which focuses on sustainable prevention of road accidents and carnage through:
• Sustainable sensitization and education,
• Producing and stimulating use of road safety devices,
• Monitoring road indiscipline and reporting using hotlines using/by trained and empowered Road Safety Youth Volunteers ( ROSYVOs), and
• Ensuring active, enhanced and greater participation of NGOs/CBOs and the Youth in various activities and parts of the country.

2.3) BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
a) Specific Title of the Initiative: The title of the initiative is: GHANCY AND YOUTH AGAINST ROAD TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS( GYARTA)
b) Activities Planned Under The GYARTA Initiative: They include the following:
i. Mobilizing and Empowering (Training and Resourcing) Youth as Road Safety Youth Volunteers( ROSVOs)-with identity Cards and Uniforms-5,000 in all ten (10) Regions initially-They will:
• Create more awareness among passengers, organized groups, religious groups, market traders , youth groups, waiting-passengers at lorry station and in moving vehicles, among students etc about road safety;
• Help the aged, the sick and children to cross roads at pedestrians-crossing points
• Monitor road indiscipline, record with the use of recording tools or devices, and report on hotlines for action, and administer ALCOMETER on drivers to check drink-driving.

ii. Design, development, production and distribution to public of Pedestrian Safe Road- Cross Control Device( PERSCOD)-which shall be a handy device which can be carried along conveniently by school children and everybody-to aid in controlling traffic for safe cross by pedestrians-initial 50,000 to be produced.
iii. Participation in All Road Safety Activities initiated and organized by the NRSA, MTTU, Road Safety Management Services Ltd., and other NGOs and Companies concerned with Road Safety
iv. Publication of I, E & C Materials on Road Accidents and Safety-carrying well structured messages for distribution to Public and Private Schools, Places and Libraries etc, ( e.g. Wall Posters, Handbills, CD-ROMS, Pamphlets, FLYOUTS, Car Stickers, Banners etc
3.0) REQUEST FOR COLLABORATION, INCLUSION AND SUPPORT: To be able to get involved in all Road Safety Programmes, and to enable us carry out our proposed activities listed under GYARTA Initiative, we are compelled to request for the following from you/your Agency( where applicable):
a) INCLUSION: Inviting and Including GHANCY into the National and Regional Road safety Committees, nationwide and in current and on-going programmes across the country ( Extend invitation to President at National Secretariat)-

b). Provide us with Technical Guidelines on Development of a Credible Project Proposal for funding/support to manage the GYARTA activities, or specific activity/activities

c) Provide us with technical guidelines on how to carry out or manage any of the GYARTA activities-e.g-the design and development and production of the PERSCOD device.
d) Link us to any known potential source of support to carry out the GYARTA activities and some aspects of it.
We hope to hear affirmatively from you, soon. Thank You

George Ankomah Yeboah-(National President)-GHANCY
(0268594570//0541494434 //0236650248)

Attachment: GHANCY-001-COR: C ERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION