National Consultations and the Compact for Ghana<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Twitter Spaces event on Building a Secure Future for the Ghanaian Youth was an important step in the process of national consultation for the Compact for Ghana. The next steps include citizen engagements in partnership with CSOs to capture voices from all walks of life, with the aim of building consensus and creating a people\u2019s manifesto that tells leaders and political parties what the people want and demand. The youth must lead and have their voices heard in this process. The Compact is modeled for the medium to long term and targets are ultimately for young people. It is a step towards building a future where we set targets and hold leaders accountable.<\/p>\n
Each speaker shared their dream for Ghana\u2019s youth. Share your dream and join us in continuing these conversations using the hashtags #GhanaCompact and #TheFutureWeWant.<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat is your dream for Ghana\u2019s Youth?<\/strong><\/h2>\nVera Addo,\u00a0 Youth advisor:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I dream of a Ghana where there is equal justice for all. A Ghana where there is equal opportunity for everyone \u2013 children, women, girls, older people \u2013 and where everyone can access the basic necessities of life, such as electricity, water, and healthcare.<\/em><\/p>\nMona Idrissu, head of Youth Employment and Skills at ACET:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I want to see a Ghana where we are not failing young people. A Ghana that is creating an environment for young people to fully realize their potential, regardless of what they want to do with their lives. A Ghana that accepts young people for who they are, and we are not failing, even right from birth, so quality maternal care for babies, for mothers and young children, all the way till they are young adults.<\/em><\/p>\nGolda Addo, Founder SheAid and BOSREN:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n What I dream for the youth of Ghana is for them to be given their due, but also for them to always remember that power is never given. It\u2019s taken.<\/em><\/p>\nNamatu Serumaga-Musisi, Fighter-General of the Economic Fighters League:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Ghana that I look forward to is a Ghana where people are represented by their own in governance, in which every demographic is proportionately represented, allowing for the people who make the future to be the people who have the same aspirations as those who live it.<\/em><\/p>\nOliver Barker-Vormawor: Convener, Fix the country:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I dream of a Ghana where empathy leads, where the industry, curiosity, and even impatience of young people is affirmed and validated. A Ghana were even our best ideas, no matter how sacrosanct they may seem, are accepting of challenge and pushback.<\/em><\/p>\nSamuel Gariba: Executive Director, Youth without borders:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I dream of a Ghana where it is not disadvantageous to be a young person compared to other people in the world. The youth in Ghana should have same level of knowledge, same level of advantage, same level of resources, care and sense of pride \u2013 the sense that you belong to a nation \u2013 as you can find everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\nBernard Avle: Broadcast journalist and Head of News Programming, CITI Fm:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I dream of a Ghana where people are free to think free to talk and free to thrive.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On March 31, thousands of Ghanaians attended the Twitter Spaces discussion Building a Secure Future for the Ghanaian Youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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