Transcript THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS HERE

PPP's Campaign Manifesto for
Assin Central
Elections 2012 – Ghana
Candidate for MP of Assin Central:
ROSINA AKOURKOR TEYE
Who we are
Vision and Mission of our Manifesto
How can sound policies and programs brings about
Development
 For who is this manifesto written
 Scope of the manifesto
 Thematic action areas:
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Education/ Training
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Health
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Youth Employment
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Leadership and Governance
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Sanitation
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Leisure
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Empowerment
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The enabling condition for Development
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In this world, we wouldn’t feel, as so many of us do,
that what happens around the world is somehow less
real than what happens on our doorstep. We’d feel a
sense of empowerment, that we’re all in this together,
and that our choices really can change the direction
the world moves in.
 Global communication technologies now mean that
we all know that millions of people are living without
access to the basics. The suffering of a child in a
community in ASSIN CENTRAL ought to be as
abhorrent to us as the suffering of a child next door.
From this starting point of connection, we might then
naturally move on to ask the question we’d naturally
ask if it were our friend in trouble: What can I do?
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“If
you think you’re too small to make a difference,
you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito.”
Your personal choices and actions make a difference. In
our interconnected world, your actions and choices, and
the actions and choices of the institutions and governments
you choose to support (or not), will affect the lives of
people both close to home and further afield.
“From a state of powerlessness that manifests itself
in a feeling of ‘I cannot’, activism contains an element
of collective self-confidence that results in a feeling
of ‘we can.’”
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Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is the
new political party that has been formed by
the 2008 flag bearer of the Convention
People’s Party (CPP), Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom
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The motto of the PPP is “Prosperity in Peace.
” Its symbols consist of a full glowing red
sun on a white background with red and
white as its official colors
 Vision of the Party: Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom
has a vision for a united Ghana and job
creation. His slogan says “jobs, jobs, jobs
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I would like to introduce you to our four years programs
with emphasis placed on the concerns of the youth and the
people of Assin Central.
Our manifesto is called THE SERIES
Aims to broaden awareness of these issues amongst
individuals, their families and communities in Assin Central
We hope that by engaging individuals in this educational
campaign, the key messages will flow out into their
communities and help to build a well informed and proactive society that is prepared to take responsibility for its
own impact in the community. We aim to empower people to
take action in support of development efforts throughout
community . By promoting an understanding of the role that
individuals can play, we hope they will go on to make
informed; choices with the knowledge of how their actions
impact in the community around them.
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Young Girls, youth, children and Women: girls and women make up of more than
half the population of Assin Central. They are unique and distinctive individuals
with rights and responsibilities. Without gender parity in our community, other
areas of Assin Central development goals will not be achieved. The manifesto
seeks to address women Physiological and economic Empowerment.
People with disability constitute a significant proportion in our community. They
are faced with numerous challenges including stigmatization and discrimination,
they are deprived of fundamental human rights: yet a empowered disabled can
become a key actor in the fight against poverty and drivers of change.
Youth: youth every where have aspiration and wants to participate fully in the lives
of their societies. Youth are key agents for social change , economic development
and technological innovations. Youth in Assin Central should live under conditions
that encourages their imagination, ideals, energy and vision to flourish to benefit
of their societies.
The aged: most often we do turn to forget about the old people in the community.
In my period as an Member of parliament, more focus will be given to the aged and
their views will be considered when under taking any development project within
the community.
Everybody, considering the different types of people living in the community, my
term of office is all inclusive participation. Each individual views will be heard from
the bottom up approach.
Our manifesto seeks to address issues with regards to:
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leadership and Governance
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Empowerment
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Education/ Training
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Health
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Youth Employment
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Sanitation
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Infrastructure
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leisure
With emphasis placed on the
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Girls and young women
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Children
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Youth
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Disable
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Aged
With effective collaboration with the Assembly, non governmental
organisation(NGO) Faith based organisation, corporate bodies and
individual living within the community and individuals living in the
Diaspora.
Women: the necessary room will be creating to enable women take advantage of the
opportunities that abounds in the areas of:
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Vocational
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Agriculture: cassava processing machine, oil production,
III.
Micro finance
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Leadership training / workshops, seminars , fora, mentoring programs and
conference . Women empowerment radio program, “leave no women behind’’.
Youth: new and existing platforms will be judicially utilize to the advantage of the youth
of Assin. In this vain, the necessary linkages shall be exploited to make sure that no
youth is left behind. The capacities and specialties of youth shall be access and
played on the right footings
A sizeable number of these youth will be equip in the following areas as and when the
needs arises or based on individual needs
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ICT
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Micro finance
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Self help initiatives
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Agriculture
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Vocational trade
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Children : Boys and girls mentoring clubs in schools
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Through the information for transformation coaching SERIES programs
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Educational debate SERIES to test the pulse of the children and boast their moral :
thereby stimulating leadership capacity building awareness mentoring among
them
 Aged:
age is nothing but a number, and so I
belief aging must be given a second look at
. I hope to use my term of office to reverse
the antiquated . The observance of world
day of the aged will be celebrated with the
community and religious bodies. Aside this
the aged will be grouped into different
cluster based on their technical know how
where time will be use for productive
ventures to help me with their basic needs.
1. Institute educational funds for needy but brilliant student:
Sustainability:
As the MP will contribute monthly to the funds-via MP’s common fund and in
some cases Municipal Assembly common funds
Encourage our brothers and sisters living in the Diaspora to contribute to the
fund through a simple transfer mechanism. We will plead with them to at least
pay GHc 1 into the fund, any time they send money to their relatives. GHc 1
will be deducted from source and pay into a special account.
Sale of land/lease property in trust : Encourage chiefs to make a little
contribution toward the fund through a small quota placed on each land sold
in the community.
Text support: Consultation with telecommunication network to give a special
code to enable individuals to text to make donation, online donation
through a click of the like bottom of the Educational funds page. Normal
phone users will subscribe to a certain code, while making a call 2 Pesewa
will be deducted to support the fund
Cooperate bodies funding
To lobby for the accessibility of the Foso Training college and Immigration
school quota for the indigenes of ASSIN youth .
Exponential Education:
Students have a difficult time passing the BECE, and many students have a
difficult time with their basics. The introduction of this education will select
weak student in the various basic school and given extra tuition to help them
in their basic subject like Mathematics, English and science. This unique
initiative will provide free, individualized tutoring to JSS students in order for
them to master their basic Math, English skills and Science.
Therefore JSS students receive a qualified tutor that is part of their
community. This SSS student is easy to relate to, close in age, and
understands their situation well. Best of all, the students can feel at ease to
ask extra questions while in their small groups.
Per program, we will hire 4 to 5 SSS students, and they each tutor 5 to 6 JSS
students. So 5 SSS student are tutoring 30 JSS students, all for minimal cost.
Students will receive scholarships, becoming community leaders, and
receiving tutoring in order to bridge the gaps that might be present in their
remedial knowledge.
The SSS students after the course receive scholarship to pay for their next
term school fees in their various secondary schools
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Education is literally a stepping stone to a better life, children
under 0-5 most are routinely denied. There are so many benefits
from early childhood education that it is hard to know where to
begin. With consideration to the women in the market, I will liaise
with the assembly to get a located area to build a three unit
crèche for the women in the market to send their babies to the
place whiles they work to make money.
More over, various communities under my constituency where
there is no early childhood facilities. I will build a three unit
classroom to serve as a crèche for at least 4 communities during
my term in office.
Formation of girls and boy mentoring clubs in junior high, senior
high and technical schools.
Introduction of Adult education for school drop out, older women
and men who are interested to learn how to read and write.
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Build a Breast Cancer Centre for women to access , with their National
Health Insurance Cards.
Radio health program to educate women about the signs and symptoms of
pregnancies and it complication: to help in the attainment of Millennium
Development Goal 4and 5. this program will be under the health
directorate.
Traditional birth attendant and qualified periodic training to ensure zero
death in birth
Youth friendly centre, immediately under my administration, I will write to
the Assembly to give us an office to set up this youth friendly centre.
Miss ASSIN beauty pageant will be turn to respond to other health and
teaming developmental needs such as MISS HIV/AIDS Ambassador to
campaign for attitudinal change among the youth sexuality and the entire
population .
Encourage NGO’s to come up with healthy program to help fight various
health issues, education and jobs creation. Build NGO capacities ; give
recommendation letter from my office and the Assembly to help NGO’s to
secure funds to under take project. An MOU will be sign with every
NGO’s who wants recommendation letter and relevant document to
secure fund with an agreement that external auditor will audit them of
the funds and monitor.
Creation
Poverty is pain; it feels like a disease. It attacks a person not only materially
but also morally. It eats away one’s dignity and drives one into total
despair
 A special committee will be set up identify various tourism potentials that
abounds in the constituency, development it to create jobs where they will
mined by prospective local youth
 through this initiative ASSIN central will branded to attract more
investment to come and venture into local business set ups that can
influence positive job creation aside other interventions.
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Youth in ICT and MEDIA: Revamp and stock the Municipal computer
center. With more computers. ICT literacy should be seen as part of the
effort to foster a contemporary definition of citizenship.
Establishing of a Municipal secretariat school in the municipality with
affiliation from University of Cape Coast and accredited by the national
accreditation board. In the first two year, the college location will be at
the municipal computer library
Phone and Computer repairs Training: Will select one youth from every
community to learn phone repairs under the RLG phone repairs program.
Train youth in computer hardware and software.
Support youth in the various field like dressmaking, hair dressing,
carpentry, mansion and other profession with the needed support in
terms of tools.
Will commit to the youth hour weekly program held at NKWA Fm and
any other station available at my time.
Youth in agriculture: reopen the agriculture information center to give
information to youth
Dialogue with the chiefs to lease lands for the youth to go into farming.
Formation of youth groups to seek donor support.
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Initiating programs to promote youth participation in tree
planting, eco-tourism and recycling and other sound
environmental practices.
Prioritizing support for local project that improve water
availability and build capacity at the community level.
Encourage the youth to research into the various forms of
biogas production.
Creation of awards programs to recognized young people
for project which demonstrate their commitment to the
environment.
I will support the spread of environmentally sound
technologies in protecting the environment and conserving
resources. This is a challenge to young ones to bring about
initiative .
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Improve upon existing ones such
Social amenities
Economic empowerment structures
Educational buildings likes crèche and many more
when resources is available
 World bank funds support the construction of roads.
Will seek extra funds from the institution to
complement government budget a located to the
road construction within the township. Good roads
will create job opportunity for the young taxi drivers.
 I will collaborate with the two constituency
members of parliament to lobby and build a power
sub station in Assin Foso to help solve the frequent
power outage to save a lot of business from folding
up.
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To serve my people better, I will like to create an office responsible for receiving your input for
the necessary action and follow ups
Leadership, capacity building , and workshop will be organized for the youth to actively engage
them in active participation, youth advocacy , active citizenship and accountability workshops.
Again collectively communities engagement to understand the needs and aspiration will be
pursued to serve the interest of the populace and to serve as a reflection of the guinea of needs
of the people on the ground.
Equally important is the fact that, I will term of office to encourage a peoples assemble where
representation of every community is assured to discuss issues and finding lasting solutions to
addressing the each communities needs or brought our my attention.
As I seek to represent your mandate in parliament, I will make myself available quarterly to
disclose the necessary transactions which takes place there for you perusal . increasingly, I
take the opportunities to tell you about the inroads of my interventions as pertain to this
constituency.
I equally will like to use existing structures and stakeholders to generate ideas and solutions that
is timely and would go along way to better the lives of our people.
Any noticeable opportunities that will come my way will be definitely be made known to potential
community members to be part and parcel of and at the end of the come back to invest
knowledge and skills acquired to change the fortunes of our communities positively and in the
best interest of peak development
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All available communities spaces will be given a face lift to attract
usage by the youth and other interested parties.
Making available all leisure promotional materials : identify youth
clubs and groups will be resource with sporting materials of
which intend will be used to promote healthy competitions among
Making available to schools sporting materials
Assin special talent hunt day: most notable public holidays will be
used to organized participatory activities that can help to unearth
talent of the indigenes of Assin: the establishment of sport
academy to help identify, build and mentor sport personality in
various discipline.
Disseminated centre where resource is anticipated to be provided:
where people will have access to it through out the week to afford
people to cool off, socialized and children having the opportunity
to do their school work back by community volunteers .
Encourage school excursion to afford student the opportunity to
network with other student.
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Dear people of Assin Central,
We always have to thank Almighty God for choosing
His people to lead and to serve for betterment of a local or a national
causes and issues, so, that most of the population will be enabled to
receive and to give as much as possible to benefit each other.
If we help each other in love and honesty manners, then there will be no
such adversities that can't be removed from our midst or addressed
properly to uproot such evil or wrongful meaning about it.
There is an old proverb which says "To understand something you need
KNOWLEDGE, but to feel it, you need EXPIRIENCE".I have been with you
all this time around for a while, and many knew me well what
commitments has been done and how did I work humbly and serviceably
through my little NGO (Dolly Foundation).
Some years back until now it has been a pleasure to feel your needs and
tried to solve as many
as possible due to lack of personal resources, but all was and is possible
when God is in presence.
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Now, that I make a choice to find another level of public service to you all people of Assin Foso,
let us all stand together to bear united front for a new direction of your lives and entire district
with new people who arise in the country and leadership of Honourable Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum.
I am ever ready to be part of your success and new stories that can bring joy and peace to
build our District Assin Central with a face of honesty, diligence, truth and prosperity in actions
for Peace!
Do not look at the new organized party PPP as impossible adventure; rather see who is driving
the car for Assin Central in the Parliament. Your vote is so much important for development
here and now, and not for my personal gains. Do not count me as a corruptible woman with
wrong ambitions!
Try me and see what POSITIVE and LONG-TERM PROJECTS can be achieved with my efforts
and your supports. WE should stop politics of selfish interests and omnipotent crimes that are
hidden from the eyes of this nation, but to reveal the TRUTH and live in total light of eliminating
such diabolic attitudes from our society.
We need help of God and your votes to clear the way for growth of moral values in children’s,
adults and aged people with due respects to your deeds and not words. We are called to work
together on those issues and let us not faint neither slumber on this task. Our duty is to build
responsible CITIZENSHIP FOR STABLE GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY in Creative
environment with no pressure of wrong doings, and having visionary direction to lead you
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All in true righteousness, meaningful FREEDOM and
JUSTICE in the original ideas only. Democracy is about your
participation and acknowledgement of all steps for elected
representative to do on your behalf in the democratic
institutions for bringing out better policies that enables and
empowers your status of living and correlating with each
other for a vital and strong society.
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TODAY is your chance to know about POWERFUL action you
should all do on coming December 7th:
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vote for NEW PEOPLE - vote for ROSINA AKOURKOR TEYE
and your progress and success with PPP !!!