The Director of Public Affairs of Ghana’s Parliament, Madam Kate Addo is in the United Kingdom for a three day Commonwealth partnership for democracy conference in exclusive politics and practice on the topic “Young People In Politics: Changing Perceptions”.
Her presentation focuses on the inclusion of youth in Ghana’s parliamentary democratic processes, using the vehicle of youth parliaments.Mrs. Kate Addo is attending this conference at the invitation of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, a UK leading democracy-strengthening organization that brings together parliamentary and political party expertise to support developing countries and those transitioning to democracy.
The WFD has been working very closely with the Public Affairs Department of Ghana to ensure that Ghana achieves a truly inclusive and representative democracy, especially with regards to young people. They have remained key partners in the formation and maintenance of youth parliaments in some selected universities in Ghana.
Some Completed Activities that have so far been undertaken by the WFD with Ghana’s Parliament’s Public Affairs Department include
– Capacity Assessment of Six Students Parliaments
– Capacity Building of 22 University Students’ Parliaments
– Supported Parliament to organise the Roundtable Meeting on Youth Parliaments in Ghana, Koforidua 2019;
– Preliminary Stage of Commonwealth Day Inter-Universities Debate and Quiz Competition
– Semi-Finals Stage of Commonwealth Day Inter-Universities Debate and Quiz Competition
Upcoming Activities (till 31st March 2020):
– Finals of Commonwealth Day Inter-Universities Debate and Quiz Competition
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) was established in 1992 after the fall of the Berlin Wall as a non-departmental public body which operated closely with, but independent of the UK Government.
The vision of the organization was to support democracy, to ensure inclusive governance.
WFD, since 2010 has been supporting the Parliament of Ghana through its Integrated Programme.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com