28/10/2025
BOXING RINGS OF HOPE: Rescuing La's Youth from the Brink.
In the heart of La, Accra, a silent crisis unfolds. Many young boys, often from broken homes and let down by a society slow to offer support, find themselves adrift. Ignored and shunned, they seek belonging in the wrong company (drug abusers, armed gangs and other societal misfits) with their futures teetering on the edge of self-destruction. But now, a powerful collaboration is stepping into the ring to fight for them.
The De-Blessing Foundation led by their founder, Nii Odoi Yemofio Blessing, with the steadfast support of LaBoma Beach Resort and the Corporate Protection Securitiy, led by Dr. Albert Tetteh Botchwey, has launched a program of reformation and restitution. Their weapon of choice? The discipline of sports, with boxing taking a central role. This initiative aims to catch those on a steep downward slope and prevent other young ones from a similarly doomed path.
A boxing gym has been established, not with the sole aim of creating champions in the ring, but of championing lives. It is a place of purpose, designed to positively occupy the time and minds of these young men. Through the rigorous training of boxing, they learn discipline, respect, and self-worth. The gym becomes a sanctuary where they can channel their frustration and energy into building a foundation for a better life.
The ultimate goal extends beyond the gym’s four ropes. The collaboration hopes to see these reformed young men find further structure and career opportunities, particularly in the security forces and other armed services where their pugilistic skills are an asset. This is more than a sports program; it is a lifeline. It is a promise to La's youth that they are seen, valued, and that a future of purpose, not peril, is within their grasp.
NATHANIEL NERTEY NETTEY
Nii Nertey-Akoso Nettey
Exec. Dir. De-blessing foundation
