The Ashanti Regional leadership of the Boys and Girls Brigade has made a passionate appeal to the Government of Ghana, churches, and benevolent individuals to support the organization with vehicles and musical instruments to enable them to effectively train and mentor more young people across the region.
Speaking at a 2nd Enrolment service at Presbyterian Church of Ghana Peace congregation,sokoban,
The Boys’ & Girls Brigade 109th Kumasi companies the officers explained that transportation and logistical challenges have become a major setback to their mission of nurturing morally upright, disciplined, and God-fearing youth for national development.
The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the Boys and Girls Brigade, Officer Stanley Adangye Barfi, said that most Brigade officers use their personal resources to travel to various districts to conduct training sessions, outreach programs, and capacity-building activities for members.
“Our officers travel across long distances within the Ashanti Region to train our boys, girls, and other officers using their own resources. Providing vehicles for our trainers will help us reach more communities, train more young people, and reshape the moral fabric of society,” he stated.
Officer Barfi stressed that the Brigade’s training goes beyond physical discipline to include spiritual and moral guidance. He explained that the organization’s mission of helping young people to “know Jesus Christ and serve humanity” contributes significantly to building responsible, honest, and patriotic citizens.
He further noted that with adequate logistical support, the Boys and Girls Brigade could expand its reach and impact, helping to reduce social vices such as corruption, crime, and indiscipline among the youth. “When our young people grow up with Christian values and discipline, they become responsible adults who serve the nation with integrity. Supporting the Brigade is, therefore, an investment in Ghana’s moral future,” he emphasized.
The Ashanti Regional President of the Girls Brigade, Officer Evelyn Addo, who also serves as Captain of the Ramseyer Presbyterian Church Company at Adum, echoed the appeal, highlighting the need for more musical instruments, including drums, sticks, and trumpets, for their training and parade activities. “Our membership keeps increasing, but we don’t have enough instruments to support our activities. Music is central to our training and discipline programs, so we appeal for help to get more instruments for our companies,” she said.
The Regional Protocol Officer for the Boys Brigade, Officer Eric Yeboah, who also doubles as the Captain of the 25th Kumasi A.M.E. Zion Church Company at Asafo, supported the call and urged stakeholders to invest in the Brigade’s programs, describing them as vital to national character formation.
“Supporting the Boys and Girls Brigade means investing in the next generation of disciplined, law-abiding, and God-fearing citizens,” he added.
The Boys and Girls Brigade, one of Ghana’s oldest Christian youth movements, continues to play a pivotal role in shaping young people through a combination of religious education, community service, leadership training, and moral discipline.
As the organization seeks to expand its reach, officers say logistical support such as vehicles and instruments will greatly enhance their ability to train more youth and promote the values of faith, integrity, and service to God and country.
