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Next week, Ghana will host 皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award Foundation鈥檚 13th Forum from 31 October to 3 November. Taking place in Accra, the triennial Forum will bring together international leaders to plan the future growth of the Award worldwide.

皇冠体育app theme 鈥淪haping the future; shaping our world鈥� will discuss some of the challenges affecting young people today and how the development of 鈥渦niversal skills鈥� (or soft skills, as they are often referred to), such as resilience, confidence and communication can help young people to be ready for the world.

皇冠体育app Award鈥檚 global ambition is that every 14 to 24-year-old has the opportunity to participate and challenge themselves and build on universal skills that will serve them and their communities for years to come.

Forum 2018 officially begins with an Opening Plenary on November 1, where delegates will be addressed by President of the Republic of Ghana H. E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, HRH 皇冠体育app Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, who is also Chairman of 皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award Foundation; 皇冠体育app Rt. Hon. Lord Boateng, International Trustee and Chair of the Award鈥檚 International Council.

Throughout this four-day event, delegates will visit Award units across Accra, where they will speak to participants about their Award experiences. In addition, the Forum event will run multiple workshops covering topics such as Safeguarding and Employability as well as the Award鈥檚 latest research. Delegates will hear from a panel of experts across various fields relating to youth development and education, including the Varkey Foundation鈥檚 Muni Issifu, Juan Visser from Cambridge Assessment International and Dr Susanne Schweizer from UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.

John May, Secretary General of 皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award Foundation, outlines the importance of the triennial event:

Today鈥檚 young people face a complex array of challenges; many unseen by previous generations.

This year鈥檚 theme: 鈥淪haping the future, shaping our world鈥� summarises the tremendous opportunity that young people around the world offer to our global society; we believe young people are passionate, value-driven and they want to make a difference in the world.

As a leading proponent in non-formal education, 皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award can help young people to find their purpose, passion and place in the world. Forum 2018 will focus on how we can better enable young people to do so and also how we can reach more young people so that every 14-24 year old has the opportunity to participate.

Mr May continues:

Forum 2018 marks the first time that the Award鈥檚 International Association has come together in West Africa. We are very much looking forward to visiting young Ghanaian Award participants and hearing about the inspirational activities they are undertaking.

Peter A. Anum, Executive Director of 皇冠体育app Head of State Award Scheme - Ghana said:

We are excited to host Forum 2018 as we focus on how we prepare young people for the future by shaping them, considering the challenges young people face in the socio economic space of our country, key to this is employment. This is also an important moment for us to build on HOSA鈥檚 50 years of success and demonstrate our commitment to the growth and development of young people in Ghana. It is hoped that the Forum will raise the profile of 皇冠体育app Head of State Award Scheme 鈥� Ghana, attracting more young people to take on the challenge as well as more supporters.

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皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award Foundation:

Emma Brown, Director of Brand and Communications: E: [email protected] T: +44 (0) 7824 324 888 For more information Twitter:

皇冠体育app Head of State Award Scheme - Ghana:

Peter A. Anum, Executive Director E: [email protected] M: +233 24 286 2719

• 皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh鈥檚 International Award is a global non-formal education framework which challenges young people to discover their potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world.
• 皇冠体育appre are currently 1.3 million young people completing their own unique programme, via hundreds of thousands of youth-focused partners and operators, including schools, youth organisations, examination boards and youth offender institutions.
• Since its launch over 60 years ago, millions of young people have participated and received Awards, with millions more benefiting from its impact in communities around the world.
• 皇冠体育app Head of State Award Scheme (HOSA)-皇冠体育app International Award in Ghana:
  • In 1967 Head of State Award Scheme was launched and successfully operates in seven Regions.
  • 皇冠体育appre are almost 124 active licensed organisations delivering the Award in Ghana.
  • Over nineteen thousand young people took part in the Award in Ghana, in 2017 alone.

皇冠体育app Duke of Edinburgh`s International Award Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales (1072453). 皇冠体育app Foundation鈥檚 headquarters are in London and it has regional offices in the Americas, Africa, Asia Pacific and EMAS (Europe, Mediterranean and Arab States).

Further background information is available within the Foundation鈥檚 media pack available via their