On the 22nd December 2015, we organize another forum with stakeholder to discuss measures to improve upon the Capitation Grant Policy in public basic schools. This activity was organized in front of the Chiefs Palace, Agona Swedru and participants were personnel from SEND-Ghana, school children, parents, teachers, chief and opinion leaders, Assemblymen and women and other stakeholders in the
On the 22nd December 2015 was Inaugurated: Agona west coalition for community development (AWCCOD) is a community based organization made up of people from various stakeholders with diverse experiences who have come together with training support from the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of America (CADCA) and the Philip Foundation (PF) on anti drug rescue strategies to enable us create a
On 05 November 2015, YLF as an implementing partner for The School of Public Health and Alliance for Reproductive Health Rights are pleased to inform you to take part in a forum to disseminate key lessons learned from the project’s approach to increasing maternal and newborn survival. The Evidence for Action Project, funded by DfID and implemented by Options
The Ghana Integrity Initiative in collaboration with Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition organized a Sensitization Workshop on Mandate of Anti-Corruption Institutions in Ghana which was sponsored by USAID on 13th October, 2015 at Humility Lodge, Agona Swedru. It included personnel from all government sectors and Non- governmental Organizations which Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) was present. This workshop was to Contribute
Following the education and sensitization on maternal health in the Agona West and East Districts of the Central Region by the Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) and supporting agencies (STAR Ghana, ARHR, SEND Ghana) there is a story which has created mixed feelings as a 20 years old lady who hails from Agona Asafo has delivered quadruplet in the
Maternal health education as a means to combat maternal mortality, which has bedevilled our communities for some time now, has always been the top most priority of the Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) and Alliance for Reproductive Health Right (ARHR). Several interventions strategies have been outlined and implemented to promote maternal health education in our various communities where maternal
Given the fact that maternal death and it related problems pose serious challenges to Ghana and other countries especially in Sub-Sahara Africa, it has become necessary for the implementation of policies to remedy the problem before it get out of hand. In our quest to stop this growing phenomenon that is killing our dear women and children, Millennium Development
Maternal health is still a major issue that Ghana is still grabbling with and Agona East District is no exception. It is for this reason that various intervention programmes by Alliance for Reproductive Health Right (ARHR) and The Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) and other stakeholders have been instituted to grind maternal death to a halt. As part of the
HERO Network, a sister NGO of Young and Lonely Foundation organized an interface meeting to discuss the findings of a maternal health research conducted in the District. The meeting was attended by personnel of the District Assembly, NHIS, traditional council, Representative from the communities and staffs of the hospital. The dialogue came off 28th August, 2014, at the Agona
On 22nd July, 2014, Mr. Enoch Osafo, a consultant (Monitoring and Evaluation Officer), from STAR-GHANA visited the Young and Lonely Foundation (YLF) at the office in Agona Swedru to monitor and evaluate the achievement made so far in the Agona district. The participants he met at the office were; Mr. Gilbert Germain, Emmanuel Marfo, Mercy Arthur and Esther Pinkrah. The
