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Education without wisdom is like a juvenile with a precious gold at his disposal.Beauty without brains is like a pauper dressed like a billionaire but a country without peace is the worst of all and this happens when respect for opinions, faith, affiliations and choice are taken out of the equation,
“An eye for an eye will only make the world blind” and when the world is blind, Violence and uncertainty will only rise to the highest degree..

It’s very vital we understand that, the same God who made someone a Japanese, made another person a Ghanaian and the other person a Nigerian so what’s the motivation behind that?

what’s the reason attached to that??
it’s very interesting how we all think we are holding unto the truth….So who’s lost then??
You belong to this political party…yes! it’s your right but a man who is commissioned to roast a meat , does not roast his fingers in the Process…so why allow your fingers to be used in making a wound on your legs?

All these questions has only one answer “TOLERANCE”
In simple terms, tolerance is the ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others…

It would interest you to know that some part of this world is still experiencing conflicts, frictions and violence just because they lack what we call tolerance the only remedy to the rampant friction and violence in our society and the world at large is to burry our differences and let’s tolerance take the stears….

Violence is and will always be an obstacle to growth and development so let’s say NO to violence and embrace TOLERANCE….

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It is undoubtedly a fact that when two or more people live together, difference are bound to occur. These differences might be in terms of gender, religion, tribe, nationality etc in general, these differences arise as a result of difference in opinions.

And just as it is popularly said, opinions are like noses and everyone has one. Meaning in Ghana, we can have as many as 30 million different opinions from at least 30 million Ghanaians. It is on this back drop, that there’s need for tolerance in order to foster peace and tranquility in the society.

Amidst several attacks in our jurisdictions fuelled largely due to religious extremism and hatred for other religious beliefs and practices, I initiated the formation of African Students for Inter-faith Tolerance simply referred to as ASFIT.

This organisation in my firm believe, will promote tolerance in our schools, communities and even at our national front. Though, I seek to achieve religious tolerance in this direction, it will go a long to in fuse tolerance into the lives of participants and campaigners and make tolerance part and parcel of the lives of people especially students.

Friends and colleagues, I call on you to join me and my other colleagues to help join efforts to fight intolerance in our societies. It is possible if we truly wish to fight together for our common goals.

If you’re a student in any institution regardless of your level and wishes to join us today, please send as an email through asfitghana2019@gmail.com / 0502979063.

Nonetheless, incase you’re not a student but wishes to join the fight against intolerance which has the potential of wracking havoc in our communities and dividing us needlessly, please also contact us through the above mentioned phone number and email address.

Let us all in togetherness promote love, peace and tolerance in our families, societies and communities because we can only achieve our planned aims and objectives only through tolerating one another.

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The Untold “Picture” of Africa Yes! Truth must be told. Africa as a continent, has its defects, has its own weaknesses and an ugly side in the subject of development. Citizens of Africa wallowing in naked poverty to an extent that some can't meet the three square meal per day, problems in education - accessibility and quality target still hasn't been met. Healthcare systems are

unappealing. Our susceptibility to terrorists attack is high and strong. Unemployment is real. Infrastructural deficits across the whole continent. The last time I checked, the total GDP of Africa as a continent ($2.19trillion as in 2017) could not equal the combined profit of 10 most performing companies in the world like Saudi Aramco – $110.9 billion, Apple – $59.5 billion, Amazon, etc and this rings a bell of how seriously Africa as a continent, lurks behind deep low on the development pyramid.

These and other facts available, in my view, point to the direction of two main causes: First, the inability of Africa as a continent to tap into our human resources and cause a major transformation. Our traditional education system which places much focus and priority on grammar and secretarial knowledge, to me, has failed massively to develop the human resources that can boast of industrial prowess.

I was reliably educated, by not a person less than the deputy
education minister, Hon Osei Yaw Adutwum in his speech in Kenya that elsewhere in the western countries, America for example, starts teaching aeronautical sciences to their children at as lower classes as KG.

In so doing, by the time that child gets to JHS or SHS, he has got some basic knowledge about aircraft and flight related issues and when, by grace, he moves to tertiary, the rest becomes history. Somewhere in Mama Africa, a student in SHS is afraid of a computer mouse. That’s the disservice our education system has bestowed on us.

The second cause is the failure of the continent to take advantage of
our natural resources. This needs no much explanation. Africa has gold, yet order jewelry from the west. We have timber yet order furniture from the whiteman’s land. My female friend who recently returned from Saudi told me that there’s nothing like rain in Saudi and that they don’t do farming but their only source of wealth as a country is oil. I was
reluctant and astonished to believe because it was too sweet to hear.

One natural resource? Yes Oil. I don’t want to waste your time comparing Ghana or any African country to Saudi. It will also sound like a LIE to hear that Ghana was richer than South Korea as at when they gained independence in 1960. Dear reader, the list doesn’t exhaust here but time.

However, the coin will never always has one side. As our critiques always find enough time to project the bad and ugly picture of “continente de African” in order to benefit their exponential growing appetite for neocolonialism, they should also pause for, at least, just a minute to project our good picture in equal measure.

They should stop seeing only the evil in Mama Africa because they’ve ever been where we are.
Ghana is one of the countries with a promising democracy. Is there any iota of doubt that democracy is one of the pillars of development. One would argue that Syria and Iran are war-torn countries yet are developed.

Democracy doesn’t necessarily mean the absence of war but the practice of the rule of law. Ghana might be lurking in physical infrastructure and other systems, the presence of democracy means there’s hope of progress because democracy is the skeleton around which flesh of development is built. that’s a plus to Ghana and must be projected.

Rwanda is trying her utmost best in almost all sectors of the economy:

HEALTH: 90.6% of the population is enrolled in Rwanda’s national health program. Due to greater access to health services there has been a decline in death from diseases like malaria, which saw an 85.3% drop between 2005 and 2011.

ECONOMY: Rwanda has made significant progress in restoring the economy to pre-1994 levels with an average annual GDP growth rate of 7%-8% since 2003.

WOMEN AND POLITICS: Women hold 64% of seats in Rwanda’s parliament, which is more than any other country in the world. The female majority has ensured that laws aimed at raising the status of women are at the forefront of political discourse.

EDUCATION: With 61% of the population being under the age of 24 the Rwandan government has made education a top priority. The government spends 17% of it’s budget on education and has made primary and secondary school compulsory for both boys and girls.

JUSTICE: The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was the first international tribunal in history to deliver verdicts against persons responsible for committing genocide. The ICTR was also the first institution to recognize rape as a means of perpetrating genocide. During the ICTR 93 individuals were indicted and 61 were sentenced.
Not only the above achieved by Rwanda, the country has also, in the past few years, seen some massive infrastructural facelift which
the pictures below testify.

The list of positive strives of Africa are endless but while NOT trying to console ourselves, we must not also forget that China didn’t become biggest economy on the silver platter. America didn’t become the most powerful state overnight, Germany didn’t wake up and started producing cars. Russia didn’t become a technology hub by a commanding word. The word “great” was not added to Britain by a spoken word or a magic wand. I repeat, they all didn’t achieve it on a silver platter. It all started with change of mindset and Will power. Selflessness, zeal, passion to do for country, Self discipline, hardwork and determination concluded their success story to get them here today.

Development is a gradual and steady
process meaning with time, positive virtues and taking advantage of the benefits the “information age” has offered us, nothing fades my optimism that Africa shall get there.

Written by: Mona Samuel on his facebook wall.

It is unanimously agreed worldwide that innovation, creativity and the use of current technology are now the keys to unlocking sustained and comprehensive development. It is also true that a nation with creative and innovative citizens will top and lead the world in many facets of human endeavour.

However, in our part of the world, we seem to be lackadaisical in taking comprehensive steps to making the aforementioned qualities significant part of our daily lives. It is clear that, this accounts for painful staggering levels of development in our communities and the country at large.

Our educational system is so bookish as a result, graduates and non graduates alike think the same way and their perspectives do not usually differ and vary so much to stimulate intellectual discourse. Though I agree in advance that the above assertion is highly debatable. I would proceed since that is not my prime reason for puting this down.

Some time last year, a university student of University of development studies (UDS) Tamale campus who is also blogger cum a writer in the person of Wunpini Lagfu saw the need for innovation and creativity in our society and boldly launched a writing challenge which spanned a period of 21 days on social media purposely to encourage young ones to read extensively and write to educate and for entertainment.

This move by Mr. Lagfu brought together a fresh brains from different professions and academic levels who wrote to express their views in current stories, demonstrate their talents in writing fictitious love stories and poems, others identified problems in their communities and wrote to address them.

At the end of the 21 days, it was refreshing and glaringly clear that reading and writing holds a lot benefits to our youth and to the development of our beloved country and continent. It’s a truism that, extensive reading and writing, engenders innovation and creativity.

The success of last year’s writing challenge with its accompanying achievements made a case for its replication this year.

It is my belief that, the impact of this writing challenge will be felt in anyone who participate in it and his/her community won’t be left out.

To conclude, I would urge fellow young men and women to join this year 21 days writing challenge and see it as an opportunity to broaden your vocabulary and build a more stronger network. Do not be left out.

I thank you so much for reading through and I hope you found a reason to join in this 21 days writing journey.

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