The Kid Patriot Club-Ghana has launched its “Kids Discovering Ghana” initiative, a nationwide programme aimed at reconnecting children with Ghana’s cultural heritage and identity amid growing concerns over the decline in the use of local languages and traditional practices among the youth.
The initiative, which started in 2018 as a small neighbourhood project, has grown into a national cultural movement involving more than 1,500 children and engaged over 500 parents and guardians through activities that promote indigenous languages, traditional games, Ghanaian cuisine, folklore and national history.
This year’s edition was launched under the theme: ‘Passing the Torch: Community and ‘Ghanaian Fun’ to a New Generation,’ highlighting the need to preserve and pass on Ghanaian cultural values to future generations as an investment in national development and identity.
Speaking at the launch in Accra on Tuesday, the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, said nurturing patriotism and civic responsibility must begin from childhood.
She stated that exposing children to Ghana’s rich cultural heritage, languages and traditions was essential to safeguarding the country’s future identity and strengthening national unity.
Ms Gomashie reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to preserving Ghana’s cultural identity through initiatives that educate children on the nation’s heritage.
She described the initiative as a strategic investment in nation-building and assured organisers and partners of the ministry’s continued support in promoting Ghanaian culture and tourism among the younger generation.
The Chief Executive Officer of Kid Patriot Club-Ghana, Eleanor Portia Baffour-Agyei, said the neglect of Ghana’s diverse cultures was becoming a “national disaster,” cautioning that many Ghanaian children were gradually losing touch with their cultural roots.
According to her, recent data shows that only 11.8 per cent of private and international schools regularly taught Ghanaian languages, while 71 per cent do not engage students in traditional games.
She said many children were becoming more familiar with foreign cultures than Ghana’s traditions, heroes and values, cautioning that the country risks losing an important part of its identity if urgent action is not taken.
Ms Baffour-Agyei appealed to government agencies, educational institutions, corporate organisations and the media to support the initiative to help preserve Ghana’s cultural heritage for future generations.
The Executive Director of the Bureau of Ghana Languages, Ebenezer Ahiator, stressed the need for renewed efforts to reconnect Ghanaian children with their cultural identity through language, food, games and history.
He noted that language was not merely a means of communication but also a symbol of identity and heritage.
Mr Ahiator explained that the August 2026 edition of the “Kids Discovering Ghana” programme would feature language lessons, cultural performances, traditional games, local foods and patriotic activities aimed at educating children on Ghanaian values and history.
BY EUGENE AMPIAW
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