Board Members of Fondation Botnar, a philanthropic foundation dedicated to the wellbeing of young people, have paid a day’s working visit to Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital to keep themselves abreast of progress being made in projects funded by the Fondation Botnar in Ghana.
Elsbeth Muller, Board Chair; Dr. Flavia Bustreo, Vice Board Chair; Dr. Otto Bruderer, Chair of Investment Commission; Amalie Molhant Proost, a Board Member Representing the Founder’s family as well as Prof. Urs Gasser and Florian Schweitzer, who are Board Members were in Koforidua to assess the KOFKRO project and engage various stakeholders on the implementation of the project.
The KOFKRO Project, part of STAR-Ghana Foundation’s “Our City Project,” is focused on strengthening the capacity of youth in Koforidua to deepen their involvement in local governance and community development.
It is funded by Fondation Botnar under the Action for Youth Development and seeks to empower youth by providing them with tools and skills to analyze data, gather information, and contribute to decision-making processes.
STAR-Ghana Foundation is the primary implementer, with partners like AFES-Ghana, Bibiaa Bɛyɛ Fine (BBF) Foundation and the New Juaben South Youth Parliament.
While in Koforidua, Board Members of Fondation Botnar participated in a number of programmes and activities related to the KOFKRO project.
These included the Koforidua youth parliamentary sitting, inclusive education forum jointly spearheaded by BBF Foundation and Divine Mother and Child (DMaC) Foundation at the Nsukwao School for the Deaf, a Town Hall Meeting and a youth forum organized Nyamekrom by the Anchito Foundation for Education and Selfhelp (AFES) – Ghana.
Board Members of Fondation Botnar also paid courtesy calls on the New Juaben South Municipal Chief Executive, Ransford Owusu Boakye and the Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey.
Fondation Botnar supports young people who live, learn, work, connect and play in urban and digital spaces around the world.
