Address

Accra – Office:
P.O.BOX 706,MADINA,ACCRA,GHANA

Central Region Office:
P.O.Box DW 402, Dunkwa-On-Offin

Postcode

0233

Country

Ghana

Phone number

+233-243572212

Website

http://www.11-55.org/youngpeacebrigadesorg

Young Peace Brigades

Twitter account

http://twitter.com/#!/ypbghana

Date of foundation

2003

Name Contact person

Faiza Omar

Email contact person

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Number of Staff

4

Number of Volunteers

10

Vision and aims of organization

An organization committed to building a sustainable world in which peace, justice, solidarity, human dignity, sustainable development and respect for nature prevails.

Organisation’s core areas of expertise

Community Development,Empowerment & Education,Peace Building and Human Rights.

Activities main focus

- Promoting access to education and economic development opportunities through successfully running interventionist projects and programmes;
- Advocating around contemporary development issues and the adoption of a rights-based approach to community development;
- Engaging youth and community members in local issues and build capacity to support their active participation in development initiatives.

International Activities 2010-2011

Observation  of the International Peace Day, International human rights day etc.

Regional Activities for 2010-2011

The Organisation will endeavour to participate in all relevant regional celebrations.

Local Activities for 2010-2011

Human Rights and Peace Building Clinics and Community Education through the provision of Volunteers to Rural Schools in Ghana and Sierra Leone,Health Outreach Program.

Upcoming events

Job Shadowing Program with UNOY,Human Rights and Peace Building Clinics and Community Education through the provision of Volunteers to Rural Schools in Ghana and Sierra Leone,Health Outreach Program

International Day of Peace

In partnership with Azibo Press,we are planning a series of human rights clincis in Rural Upper Denkyira in the Central Region of Ghana.The program is to help empower communities on the human rights laws of Ghana and international legal instrument and provide training and resources on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.