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TRAIT World Wide Transform Afrika Initiative is a new Non-Governmental Organization that focuses on youth and national development, youth business promotion, event hosting and journalism. We have in place many activities and initiatives that makes us unique and also help in changing the world for the better. It is an organization by youth for youth. This new organization seeks youth with different skills and talents in the following •	Teaching, Graphic Designing, News Casting •	Event Organizing, Good Writing •	Public Speaking, Social Media Marketing Since it is a new organization, we are looking for youths who will be able to play leadership roles by starting Transform Afrika Initiative in their community or area. These youths who will boldly take the tasks will be our Branch CEOs and manage Transform Afrika Initiative from their Area. How to Apply: •	Interested youths must send us an email with the subject: Trait Careers + Your name (Eg. Bismark). •	In the body of the message, write where you stay, your contact, the skill/talent/passion you have and why you want to be part of Transform Afrika Initiative. •	Email: traitworldwide@gmail.com Our Positions •	BRANCH CEOS, DEPARTMENTS COORDINATOR •	HEAD OF DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMMES MANAGER •	PROJECT COORDINATORS, MEDIA COORDINATORS

AIM: To create the right environment that will speed up African National and Youth development. VISION: To be the ultimate network that will empower the youth to build and develop their life, reduce unemployment, poverty and boost our economy. MISSION: To provide educational resources, leadership and job opportunities and a global network to support youth in developing entrepreneurial qualities. MOTTO: National Development and Job Creation OBJECTIVES: •	To facilitate an exchange of ideas across ethnically diverse and socially responsible group of young international leaders •	To make executive decisions, draft resolutions, deliver speeches and test our leadership skills. •	To organize leadership seminars, and entrepreneurship workshops to increase job creation and creativity worldwide. •	To address cultural differences and building on youth mentorship activities. •	To create job opportunities for all youth in Africa. OUR WORK IN CAPACITY BUILDING: •	Avant-Garde Trails Expo •	Food For Life AVANT-GARDE TRAILS EXPO: AGTET is an entrepreneurship training programme where participants or youths are trained on how to start a business, write a business plan, manage their businesses well to be successful, and be able to expand their business to increase employment and eradicate unemployment in communities. It is also designed for graduates seeking employment opportunities to learn good CV writing skills, preparing for an interview and team working skills. AGTET is a three day business workshop, which runs every month in the last week. Registration is always open during the first two weeks of every month, notification is sent to all registered applicants in the third week. Only confirmed registered applicants pays GH¢20.00 as registration fees for the training. Interested youths should visit this link: https://traitworldwide.wixsite.com/transform/single-post/2018/05/03/Register-For-Avant-Garde-Trails-Expo-Training-Programme

FOOD FOR LIFE: This is an agriculture training and food sustainability initiative designed by TRAIT to increase food production and provide mechanisms to store food for a long time. These are aimed at reducing imports of food for consumption, increase in employment, and increase in food production and create sustainable development. We also donate to the poor and needy people in rural communities. Giving to refugees, orphans and widows. Also building long lasting community projects that will give these less privileged people work to do and eradicate poverty in rural communities. OUR WORK IN SOCIETY: •	Ghana Young Entrepreneurs Week Celebration •	Kingdom Driven Entrepreneurship Conference •	Global Youth Leaders Summit •	Transform a Life Campaign GHANA YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WEEK CELEBRATION: (Theme: Increasing Job Creators Not Job Seekers): This is a full week young entrepreneurs event. It is done to promote new businesses, inspire young entrepreneurs, create entrepreneurs hip awareness and award young entrepreneurs. We have categorized in many forms to meet our expectations 	Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign: This is a three day awareness campaign were we move from schools to schools, communities to communities and region to region to make people aware of the importance of entrepreneurship and also creating the right environment for youth development. 	New Enterprise Fair: This is where we make put together all new businesses and sell and also make it known to the public. Young entrepreneurs exhibit their products and services. 	Youth Entrepreneurship Summit: The Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (YES!) is a unique one day conference for tertiary students centered on innovation and entrepreneurship. YES! Features interactive workshops, engaging speakers, networking opportunities, and Student Entrepreneur Awards. These activities encourage students to develop new skills while also energizing their entrepreneurial spirit, and connecting them with a community of like-minded peers. 	Student/Young Entrepreneurs Award: At this is what we use to climax the weeklong celebration where we award and honor young promising entrepreneurs who are creating jobs and reducing unemployment and also social entrepreneurs driving social change

KINGDOM DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (KDEC): (Theme: Doing Business God's Way): This conference seeks to inspire, teach and mentor Christians entrepreneurs who desire to be led by God in their business. We exist to help you experience God's best and have greater kingdom impact in the market place. This conference aims to activate a community of entrepreneurs that will demonstrate the power, presence, passion, and purity of God in the marketplace. To be inspired by stories of how Kingdom Driven Entrepreneurs across the globe are demonstrating the power, presence, passion, and purity of God in their marketplace assignments. You’ll also hear from powerful teachers that will provide wisdom and insight for your journey!

GLOBAL YOUTH LEADERS SUMMIT (GYLS) is an intensive certificate-based leadership seminar developed and delivered by International Youth Executive Forum with the support of Ministers Of Christ Foundation and Transform Afrika Initiative. This is a three day camp meeting. This immersion into global youth-led development resonates in marked ways and helps shape tomorrow’s leaders today. Special guest speakers, many of whom are renowned pastors and youth leaders themselves, are the central to the ‘hands-on’ intensive workshops. The GYLC includes group discussions and workshops, cultural expeditions and executive presentations. Upon completion of the seminar, participants will be able to i.	Understand the calling of leadership of God ii. Analyze strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities of effective planning, emotional application of leaders to making positive changes. iii. Identify the role of youth in church growth iv. Manage their organizations effectively. v.	Propose and develop solutions and business plan. vi. Present proposed solutions employing visual aids

TRANSFORM A LIFE CAMPAIGN (TLC): TLC is a fund raising project of TRAIT to help pick children, refugees, blind and paralyzed people from the streets of Ghana and all African countries. We will put street children in schools from basic to tertiary, give jobs to refugees and cater for the blind and paralyzed people in our continent. It will be done quarterly every year to be able to pick lots of children and disadvantaged adults from the streets of Ghana and Africa at a whole. OUR INITIATIVES: •	International Youth Executive Forum •	Young Impact Initiative •	Ennoblers Union INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXECUTIVE FORUM IYEF stands for: International Youth Executive Forum and it is made up of Youth Executives, Student Leaders, and Religious Leaders, who are working on the front line of youth development, entrepreneurship, leadership, economic and community development. The initiative functions through the activities we do and the strategic ideas of youth leaders. The benefit of being part is that we support the youth leaders to achieve their dreams through the conferences and training we give. And we are also affiliated to European Youth Movement and International Young Leaders Assembly so we give youth leaders traveling experiences to other countries to meet investors and learn new ways of doing things. Activities we will do are as follows:

•	INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXECUTIVE LEADERS OF DEVELOPMENT (IYELOD): Researched articles in English are invited from interested Young Africans from all nations within the continent. The journal, which is aimed at fostering the collective progress and development of the African continent, calls for the written thoughts of African young leaders, professionals and academics as it concerns the destiny of Africa. This is a project for all Lovers of Africa who wish to contribute to the success of their lands. •	MY HERITAGE FOR UNITY AND DEVELOPMENT: This is both research and cultural competition designed for all ages and people in all educational levels. The students will be challenged to research and learn about other country’s cultural activities and our own country’s culture. The participant will compete and the winners will be awarded, and they will also get other opportunities. Famous countries likely to be researched on are: China, Singapore, USA, South Africa, Turkey, Malawi, and many more. •	YOUTH SOCCER FEST: This initiative has been designed to support young footballers in Ghana and Africa to get the chance to be noticed by football coaches and sport leaders, to give them opportunities to play in famous club teams and national teams to al                                                                                                     so build their career. •	CAMPUS CARNIVAL: The Campus Carnival is one of the biggest student events on campus. The carnival will provide valuable resources from on-campus organizations and external community partners. There will be games, fun, and food.

YOUNG IMPACT INITIATIVE (YOIMIT): (Motto: Transforming Tomorrow's Leaders Today): This is a fund raising initiative to support Young Entrepreneurs or New Businesses, Orphans, Poor and Needy people in the community and also support Students/Schools and Communities. We introduced One man One cedi to raise the fund so that the ordinary Ghanaian will also be able to support this project. We will not only raise the fund for entrepreneurs to start their own business, but we will follow up on their failures and success in the market and bring them more customers by marketing their business both on our social media platforms and on our websites. We will also create businesses to increase job opportunities in the country. ENNOBLERS UNION: (Motto: Raising Champions for the Future): This is an initiative created for basic schools and senior high students. The aim of this union is to increase creativity, good writing, debating and also preparing them purposely for becoming entrepreneurs in the future. Our motto is "Productivity in Integrity". Our mission is to ensure leadership skills in the individual, to improve the lives of the people through sustainable development activities in our communities. It will be formed in schools as clubs. Activities we will do are as follows: •	FUTURE LEADERS CONFERENCE: This is a career guidance and mentorship programme designed to prepare basic educational level students to carefully analyze and pursue their dreams. At TRAIT, we are committed to developing future leaders. To prepare for the world ahead of us, then the next generation of leaders must be skilled, innovative and globally connected; able to make and respond to change with effective creative activities. •	THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE MINDS CHALLENGE: This is a challenge designed for creative young students to be able to do something with their knowledge, skills and abilities. The students will create something out of the ordinary as they challenge other students for a price and it will be done at the end of Ennoblers Creative Training for the term. •	YOUTH WITH TALENT REVOLUTION: This is a talent exhibition competition, where youth challenge each other for a price, there will be dancing competition, singing competition, rap competition, gospel rap competition and many other talents the youth have. All participants will be honored upon registering to take part in the event. •	POETRY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION: The competition has been designed for all groups as they solve national issues the poetry way. They are challenged to present thought provoking speeches that drives public holders to put appropriate measures to solve the numerous problems we encounter in this country. •	SPELLING BEE AND WRITING COMPETITION: This competition is aimed at equipping the young ones to love reading and spelling so that their vocabulary will improve. It is also a way we will do to help in academic performance. BECOME AN AMBASSADOR Our Global Ambassadors are individuals or organizations who like giving to their community because they feel an intrinsic motivation to do so; they find meaning in life by helping other people to reach their goals. We celebrate our Ambassadors every year and we award The TRAIT Global Ambassador of the year, and we also give Global Ambassador Mentorship and Fun Fest. By Becoming Global Ambassador You Will Be Able: •	To recommend projects in your community. •	To help other people in need by creating campaigns for them. •	To help others by promoting and participating in their campaigns. •	To organize events in your community. •	To join a global network. Benefits: •	Your name will be in our ambassadors list. •	You can include it in your CV. •	Join a community of like- minded people. •	Self-fulfillment. •	Actively help to change our society for the better. •	Create good Karma by helping others to implement their cause. •	For active Ambassadors: You will receive a personal reference letter that shows your motivation to help in creating a positive change in our society! Active Global Ambassadors are: •	Ambassadors who support TRAIT Campaigns by organizing events in their community and help people to implement their cause. •	Ambassadors who recommend and/or create campaigns for others on trait website. If you are interested in creating a positive change and to be an ambassador for Transform Afrika Initiative, please email us to learn more: traitworldwide@gmail.com.com BECOME TRAIT MEMBER Who are TRAIT members? TRAIT members include Youth Executives, Young Leaders of Society, Globally Significant Leaders and Institutions both in Ghana and overseas who are working on the front line of youth development, entrepreneurship, leadership, economic and community development. Among them are religious and secular development groups, professional associations, co-operatives, labour unions and groups devoted to literacy, education and youth. Their volunteers, supporters and partners live across Ghana and throughout the world. •	TRAIT members work with co-operatives, citizens’ groups and NGOs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to: •	Improve local access to education and primary health care; •	Increase job opportunities to reduce unemployment rate through entrepreneurship activities. •	Promote respect for human rights and raise productive leaders for the growth and development of a country. •	Press for corporate social responsibility and environmentally sustainable development •	Encourage citizen participation in government policy making; and •	Conduct policy research and campaign for global food security, debt relief, fair trade, child welfare, land reform and improved labour standards Criteria to become a member Organizations interested in becoming members of the Council must meet the following criteria: •	Be federally or provincially incorporated as non-profit corporation for a minimum of two years. •	Indicate in writing that they agree to be in compliance with the Code of Ethics within three years of membership approval. •	Submit to TRAIT their last Annual Report and audited statements along with their Letters Patent and By-Laws. •	Forward with their application two recommendations from member organizations which are clearly positive in nature based on first-hand knowledge and signed by the chief executive officers. Procedure Completed Application Forms are forwarded to the Membership Committee for examination and review.

The membership Committee then makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on the acceptance or rejection of the application. If the application is rejected by the Board of Directors, the applicant may reapply two years after the date of the original application. Applications accepted by the Board during a given year are ratified by members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Membership fees Membership fees are calculated on the basis of expenses related to the international development and development education programs in the year immediately preceding the year for which fees are being paid. A copy of your audited financial statements must accompany your fee payment calculations