Gideon Fafa Korda, a young Bachelors of Laws Degree holder is contesting for the upcoming District level elections and confident of wining to represent the Leklebi Duga Electoral Area in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region.
Local governance over the years has been a reserved position for the ages but Fafa told Awake News, that is a thing of the past and that he is ready to inject his youthful energy to push for the development agenda of his Electoral area.
For him, with unity, they can build their communities to help bring hope to their people.
Gideon Fafa Korda in brief:
Background and Education
Gideon Fafa Korda was born in Leklebi Duga in the Volta Region of Ghana, in 1985. He received his Basic Educations (Primary, JHS and SHS) in Leklebi Duga and has subsequently went to Accra Technical University formerly known as Accra Polytechnic in 2007 but could not complete his chosen course of study (HND Marketing) due to circumstances beyond his control. In 2014, he gained admission into Mountcrest University College in Accra, Kanda to study Bachelors of Laws Degree program (LLB). He is currently pursuing his national service program with the Judicial Service of Ghana (Appeals Court Division), Accra.
Career and Professional Activities
In 2005/2006, Mr. Gideon Fafa Korda joined an English based registered NGO (Madventurer) as a “Project Assistant” to work in many communities in the Volta Region including Leklebi Duga, Shia, Goviefe, Sogakofe, Ho just to mention few in the areas of providing basic amenities including but not limited to water projects, school buildings, toilet facilities and care works in orphanages in Ghana as a whole.
In 2011, after his returned from a short holiday in the United Kingdom (UK), he got a job offer from an Italian NGO (Amici Dei Bambini-Friends of Children Foundation) as a “Project Manager and because of his outstanding, honest and hardworking relationship, he got promoted to the position of “Country Representative” from 2013 to date. His main objective relating to work with the Italian NGO is to provide families to every abandoned child to become sons and daughters in our communities. As mentioned supra and as part of his training towards becoming a Legal Practitioner, he is currently undertaking his mandatory national service program with the Judicial Service of Ghana to enable him practically develop his legal career before he begins the second leg of the legal training.
Achievements
His involvement in the areas of community development cannot be underestimated. Through his long-standing partnership and other related work relationship with visiting volunteers, NGOs and Chiefs and Elders of communities such as Leklebi, Ho, Have and many others; many infrastructural projects such as school buildings, toilet and health facilities in Leklebi Duga, Shia, Sokode-Gborgame, Goviefe, Sogakofe etc were built and are been used to date.
He was also awarded as been a part of the rehabilitation projects that took place during preparations towards the celebration of Leklebi Secondary School’s 40th Anniversary. His collaboration with some philanthropist cannot be measured as many young people benefited from educational sponsorship and in other areas of life.
By: Efo Korsi Senyo / awakenewsroom.com
