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CoRe Programme to train 65,000 nurses and midwives

The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CoRe) is set to equip members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association with the requisite skills to help build resilience and deal with the socioeconomic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a short ceremony to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the CoRe Programme, the President

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The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CoRe) is set to equip members of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association with the requisite skills to help build resilience and deal with the socioeconomic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking at a short ceremony to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the CoRe Programme, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, Mrs. Perpertual Ofori-Ampofo, intimated that nurses and midwives are the professional group that needs the CoRe Programme the most.

“With 65,000 active members at the frontline of the COVID-19 battle, and majority of them (67%) being females, nurses and midwives are probably the biggest hit and most disrupted professionals by the effects of this unprecedented pandemic,”
Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo said.

The Core Programme is an intervention of the Springboard Roadshow Foundation, in partnership with Solidaridad and the Mastercard Foundation. Since June this year, the program has been providing support to young people aged 18 to 35 years by equipping them with relevant skills to enable them to survive and thrive during and after the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program interventions are delivered through three main avenues, namely e-learning, e-mentoring
and e-counseling.

On her part, the Executive Director of the Springboard Roadshow Foundation, Mrs. Comfort Ocran, expressed her excitement about the prospects of the partnership. She highlighted the positive impact the CoRe Programme has already had on several thousands of Ghanaian youth.

Mrs. Ocran revealed that a number of nurses and midwives were already participating in the CoRe programme as individuals. “The institutional arrangement with the association will now allow us to deliver more tailored responses and to measure the specific impact, ” she said. 

Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo welcomed the collaboration and shared that nurses and midwives typically spend the most contact hours with COVID-19 patients. She added that about 800 of their members had been infected while two had lost their lives. She added that many of their members were traumatized by their experiences this year including displacement, rejection by family members and, in some instances, loss of spouses due to several hours spent away from home.

“Contrary to the perception that COVID-19 is on the decline, the effects on nurses and midwives is being felt now more than ever.
I am optimistic about the potential impact the CoRe Program on our members. I will be absolutely delighted if Springboard will not just onboard our members but target specific support to help us come through. In the end, it will Ghana that wins. If the nation has health professionals who are themselves healthy, resilient and ready to face the future, it will be for the betterment of the country as a whole” Mrs. Ofori-Ampofo said.
For further information, kindly contact +233 055 153 55 33.

About Springboard Road Show Foundation.
The Springboard Road Show Foundation is the promoter of diverse mentoring and developmental interventions aimed at young people. Its flagship annual programme, the Springboard Road Show has evolved into the nation’s biggest personal development conference since its first edition in January 2007. Over the past 14 editions, over 200,000 participants in Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia have directly benefited from career guidance, group coaching, leadership conferences and one-on-one mentoring with over a million digital participants recorded.
For more information, kindly call us on +233 055 153 55 33.

The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest, private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion to create an inclusive and equitable world. The Foundation was created by Mastercard in 2006 as an independent organization with its own Board of Directors and management.
For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org.

Launch Of The Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience (CoRe) Programme

For Immediate Release: LAUNCH OF THE COVID-19 RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE (CoRe) PROGRAMME ACCRA, Ghana – The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CoRe) was launched recently. The CoRe programme is an initiative of Springboard Road Show Foundation in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Solidaridad. The CoRe programme is designed to provide support for young people in

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For Immediate Release:

LAUNCH OF THE COVID-19 RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE (CoRe) PROGRAMME

ACCRA, Ghana – The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Programme (CoRe) was launched recently. The CoRe programme is an initiative of Springboard Road Show Foundation in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Solidaridad.

The CoRe programme is designed to provide support for young people in Ghana by mentoring and equipping them with relevant skills to enable them to survive and thrive during and after the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CoRe Programme is targeting 692,000 young people across Ghana in both the formal and informal sector. It is expected to run from June to November 2020. The local collaborators of the programme are the National Service Scheme, Ghana Psychological Association, and Ghana National Association of the Deaf.

The CoRe programme will provide support to the beneficiaries in areas such as:

  • Building resilience
  • Health awareness
  • Wellness and safety
  • Building relevant workplace skills
  • Job readiness in a post-pandemic era

The CoRe programme will involve weekly Radio e-mentoring and e-counselling sessions in various languages as well as online coaching for the beneficiaries.

Speaking at the virtual launch on Joy 99.7 FM, the Executive Director, Mrs. Comfort Ocran stated that the CoRe Programme is an extension of work Springboard Road Show Foundation has been doing with young people through interventions like the Springboard Road Show, and the Virtual University over the past 14 years. She said, “The CoRe Programme is meant to deal with the socio- economic impact in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

At the launch, the Regional Director, Western, Central and Northern Africa for the Mastercard Foundation, Ms. Nathalie Akon Gabala, said

“The Mastercard Foundation has been working on the continent for over a decade to increase access to education and financial services. In the wake of COVID-19, the Foundation created the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program to support communities and institutions on the continent to rebuild their economies and emerge more resilient post the pandemic.”

Also, the Ag Country Manager of Solidaridad, Mr. Bossman Owusu said, “It gets to that point where

we need to provide counselling to help them cope with the stress and anxiety that has been brought on by COVID-19. The CoRe programme has the back of all young people who have put in very great efforts to support agriculture.”

Finally, representatives of beneficiaries of the programme shared how they were excited about the CoRe programme and its projected impact on the lives of their members.

For further information, kindly contact 0551535533About Springboard Road Show Foundation.

The Springboard Road Show Foundation is the promoter of diverse mentoring and developmental

interventions aimed at young people. Its flagship annual programme, the Springboard Road Show has evolved into the nation’s biggest personal development conference since its first edition in January 2007. Over the past 14 editions, over 200,000 participants in Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia have directly benefited from career guidance, group coaching, leadership conferences and one- on-one mentoring with over a million digital participants recorded. For more information, kindly call us on +233 055 153 55 33.

About the Mastercard Foundation

The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest, private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion to create an inclusive and equitable world. The Foundation was created by Mastercard in 2006 as an independent organization with its own Board of Directors and management. For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org.

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MTN Ghana Zero Rates CoRe Website

For Immediate Release: MTN Ghana Zero Rates CoRe Website Following the successful launch of the CoRe Programme, the Springboard Road Show Foundation is excited to announce the zero rating of the official programme website www.core.springboard.com.gh by Ghana’s biggest telecommunication company, MTN. This zero-rate means that educational videos, audios, and other coaching content on the CoRe programme can

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For Immediate Release:

MTN Ghana Zero Rates CoRe Website

Following the successful launch of the CoRe Programme, the Springboard Road Show Foundation is excited to announce the zero rating of the official programme website www.core.springboard.com.gh by Ghana’s biggest telecommunication company, MTN.

This zero-rate means that educational videos, audios, and other coaching content on the CoRe programme can be assessed at no data cost to MTN subscribers for the rest of 2020.

Through this initiative, MTN Ghana is helping young Ghanaians to access relevant information to help them thrive in the COVID-19 pandemic era.

The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience (CoRe) programme, which was launched recently, is an initiative of Springboard Road Show Foundation in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Solidaridad.

Starting this week, the CoRe programme will roll out six months of e-coaching, e-mentoring, and e-counselling in areas such as health and wellness, resilience, and job readiness skills.

About Springboard Road Show Foundation.

The Springboard Road Show Foundation is the promoter of diverse mentoring and developmental interventions aimed at young people. Its flagship annual programme, the Springboard Road Show has evolved into the nation’s biggest personal development conference since its first edition in January 2007. Over the past 14 editions, over 200,000 participants in Ghana, Nigeria and Gambia have directly benefited from career guidance, group coaching, leadership conferences and one- on-one mentoring with over a million digital participants recorded. For more information about CoRe kindly contact +233 055 153 55 33 or visit www.core.springboard.com.gh.

About the Mastercard Foundation

The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work.  It is one of the largest, private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion to create an inclusive and equitable world. The Foundation was created by Mastercard in 2006 as an independent organization with its own Board of Directors and management. For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org.