Dear Susan,
Thank you so much for your email of Tuesday, 19th April, 2011. I am pleased to hear that at the 10th Annual Global Philanthropy Forum, aid workers working on the ground, with NGO's operating worldwide, recognised and applauded BRAC's important work, in developing nations. And so do I!
I really do think it is time BRAC ventured into Ghana - one of Africa's most stable democratic nations. Unfortunately, youth unemployment could pose a danger to our country's democratic system of government, in the long-term.
A government programme, the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) is a social-intervention initiative to provide some of Ghana's teeming young people with work experience.
Perhaps BRAC could place its expertise, such as that gained from its crab-farming project in Bangladesh, at the NYEP's disposal?
Crab-farming as an alternative to offshore fishing, could make a huge difference in the ability of Ghana's fishermen to continue surviving as micro-entrepreneurs in the long-term.
It will also have a positive impact on the economies of Ghana's coastal fishing communities. Alas, many of them face a bleak future - as a result of declining fish-stocks in the waters off our shores.
As we speak, hundreds of fishing vessels from Europe and Asia, are literally plundering our part of the Atlantic Ocean, with impunity.
It would be marvellous if BRAC USA were to contact Ghana's ambassador to the USA, in Washington DC - and offered BRAC's expertise in crab-farming to Ghana's NYEP.
If BRAC were to replicate its crab-farming project in Bangladesh in Ghana in partnership with the NYEP, it would have a positive impact on the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of fishing families, along our entire coastline!
Congratulations once again for BRAC's selection as a Devex Top 40 Innovator at the Skoll World Forum. Your hard-working organisation has certainly earned and merits it!
Best wishes,
Kofi.
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