Accra, May 26, GNA - Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has launched the Goal programme geared towards empowering about 10,000 girls through sports.
Goal is one of the Bank's global community engagement programmes that focus on using a combination of sports and life skills training to empower and equip adolescent girls with the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to be integral economic leaders in their families, communities and societies.
Standard Chartered recognizes that gender equality is critical to economic growth hence the Goal project to help facilitate gender parity.
Goal was first launched in 2006 as a pilot in Delhi and reached 70 girls and by 2016, Goal has reached over 285,000 girls across 17 markets in which Standard Chartered operates in.
Speaking at the launch at Akuse, in the Eastern region, Mansa Nettey, Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, said, 'Today we take the first step to empower up to 1000 girls this year through the Goal programme. We believe that investing in the education of adolescent girls has an incredible multiplier effect on their communities and societies.'
Mrs. Felicia Gbesemete, Member, Board of Directors of Standard Chartered Bank, stated 'We have a duty as citizens, who have benefitted from education to impact future generations. Beyond educating girls, we need to empower and equip girls with the confidence and skills they need to become leaders in their communities and the nation.
Goal is delivered through local partners and implemented at the community level through young coaches. In Ghana, the Bank has partnered with Right to Dream Academy to implement the Goal programme.
Robin Bourne-Taylor, the Managing Director of Right to Dream, Ghana, said, 'Right to Dream believes that optimism and determination is the key to progress. We believe that everyone has the right to dream'.
The Goal programme is to empower young ladies to inspire girls in their communities and country. GNA
By Edna A. Quansah, GNA
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