6th ANNUAL GLOBAL TEENAGER AWARDS HELD IN ACCRA

Rescue Mission Ghana official managers of the Global Teenager Project, Ghana (GTP-G) have awarded individuals and schools that participated in this years ICT project. Participants were drawn from six regions across the country such as Greater Accra,Ashanti,Volta,Norther region among others. About 30 schools in Ghana participated in the project.Speaking during the award ceremony the Manager of Global Teenager Project and CEO of Rescue Mission Ghana Ebenezer Malcolm said the objective of the project is to focus on the use of ICT to connect local and international learners and teachers to develop educational contents,promoting cross cultural understanding and raising ICT literacyawareness in Ghanaian Schools. " The focus is on dividual teenagers using ICT to their educational experience more stimulating,challenging and ultimately more relevant in today's information socities". He added that,the Global Teenager "Network" also comprised of teachers but are led by local coordinators with necessary facilitation,ICT and skills. "The Key to the sustainability of these local networks is the local support of government,proffessional associations and the private sector that these network evolve into joint ventures or partnership with related ICT- enabled initiatives that may be active in t he country". Mr. Malcolm said some of the benefits of the project were, web developing skills,knowledge in advance ICT such as MS Access,MS power piont and graphical presentation among others. "GTP has made various impact in peoples lives". Even though students signed in without no knowledge in ICT application but acquired the necessary skill that has enabled their successful completion.He retireared that more needed to be done to move the project forward such as support from corporate Ghana and individuals . He congratulated winners of various awards for their hard work and encourage the non award winners to emulate their friends. Morning Star School Ghana Limited in Greater Accra won the overall best school award and also swept away various individual awards. The Project started in the year 1999.