Spotlight: Volunteer Programme 2019 – Pathways to Success Our 2019 FOG led volunteer programme, ‘Pathways to Success’ was delivered in 2 schools in Tema, Ghana on December 30th 2019 and January 6th 2020. The Future of Ghana Team, Future Stars Coaches, 27 volunteers and 7 keynote speakers came together over the two separate days to deliver fun and engaging workshop sessions to 99 children during their Christmas vacation. We discussed different kinds of success, the importance of education, leadership, different career trajectories, the importance of teamwork and building the skills necessary to realise our dreams and goals. Students also engaged in games, sports, presentations and creating positive affirmations like “I am confident, I am smart and I will be great!”. Volunteers were able to help students realise their own leadership skills and build confidence and assurance in their career paths. Keynote speaker William Adoasi (an FOG Alumni) gave an inspirational talk on founding his business Vitae London, and gifted a student with a watch after the student asked a great question. Keynote speaker Sarah Douglas (also an FOG Alumni) also had a huge impact on the children as she led on a session on practical career pathways at one of our schools. The children were split into different groups and each given an opportunity to attend every session within the day with a new FOG volunteer supporting each group, they were also given the opportunity to present their work and learnings throughout the day to the other students. The teachers and staff members at both schools were very grateful to be chosen as a school to support and were impressed with the workshops delivered. One headteacher said “On behalf of our school and the students, I say a big thank you for coming to impact the lives of our students. May God bless you with all that matters to you and the family”.
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