Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship Launches Project to Transform Young Lives.

Accra: The Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) Ghana has launched the Senior High Schools and Colleges Project (SCP) aimed at empowering and transforming the lives of young people. Speaking at the launch, Professor Mike Ocquaye, the former Speaker of Parliament, emphasized the need to 'catch them young and train them,' as the current times were challenging.According to Ghana News Agency, Prof. Ocquaye lauded the project, calling on all to support it, saying, '…In fact, it's very important to catch them young, train them, lead them, guide them, and mentor them because the times are indeed rough.' Mr. Ekow Egyir Dadson, the Director of Schools and Colleges Directorate, stated that since its inception in 2018, the SCP had reached over 70 educational institutions with countless testimonies of transformation.Mr. Dadson elaborated, 'We began with the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon, and now in 2024, we have visited 74 schools and impacted the lives of over 100,000 stud ents…some of whom were personally mentored and now have graduated from the universities.' He explained that the SCP, a vision by FGBMFI Ghana, was a bold outreach program designed to call young people to Christ, train and equip them for the future.The project employs unique approaches such as testimony-sharing, mentorship, career guidance, entrepreneurship, and counseling to reach out to the targeted students. Mr. Emmanuel Baba Mahama, the National President of FGBMFI Ghana, launched the SCP Manual, which would help the FGBMFI Zonal Family Chapters across Ghana to adopt schools and colleges within their catchment areas.Mr. Baba Mahama remarked, 'The Schools and Colleges project is making a great impact…we have had first-hand testimonies from school heads, teachers, and students (mentees) about the SCP. This project has come to stay.' The SCP connects with students in senior high schools, colleges, and universities.He called for more volunteers and partners to help the SCP shape the next generation of le aders and citizens. Findings by the FGBMFI reveal that Ghana's senior high schools, colleges, and university students face growing challenges, including addictions, indiscipline, poor academic performance, pornography, homosexuality, broken homes, and a lack of godly guidance. These issues have been a concern to many parents and society, but Mr. Mahama stated that the FGBMFI believes there is hope to rescue and restore these young students.