The newly-launched 10-year strategic plan aimed at accelerating growth and development in Ghana’s Tamale Archdiocese is expected to lay emphasis on the formation of Catholic youth, the Local Ordinary has said.
During the launch, Archbishop Philip Naameh said, “Youth who constitute the majority of the population in the Archdiocese of Tamale face numerous challenges today.”
“Through this plan, we want to give attention and lay emphasis on the formation of the youth to face the challenges of unemployment, insecurity, drug abuse among others,” Archbishop Naameh said during the July 31 event.
The Ghanaian Archbishop added, “What is needed today is a Church which knows how to respond to the expectations of young people. In the strategic plan, young people through intense training will have a voice and the means to address the social problems that they face.”
“We plan to organize these training workshops in all Parishes, institutions and associations for young people in our Archdiocese during the 10-year period of the plan,” Archbishop Naameh said.
An estimated budget of 3 billion Ghanaian cedis (US$500 million) is needed for its implementation.
“It is my hope that we will be able within a short time through networking with the NGOs and with the government to get the funds that we need to implement this plan,” the Catholic Church leader said during the July 31 event.
The strategic plan, Archbishop Naameh further said, seeks to “strengthen the Catholic Church’s social, economic, spiritual and evangelizing mission in all parishes, institutions and also catchment areas within the Tamale Archdiocese.”
“The plan also seeks to establish God’s kingdom, uniting people in a sustainable peaceful environment to proclaim God’s words through human promotion for quality of life and development,” the Local Ordinary of Tamale Archdiocese who doubles as President of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) added.
