YAG Nominated Young Politicians to participate in the 3rd Annual Youth Academy in Rwanda

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The Third Annual Youth Academy took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 22-25 July 2019 under the theme "Youth Political Contribution to Prevent/Mitigate Electoral and Political Violence in African Countries". The event was hosted by the Department of Political Affairs of African Union, International IDEA in partnership with the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations in Rwanda.

Youth Advocates Ghana-YAG nominated Young politicians from the National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic Party (NPP: Development in Freedom) to participate in the meeting in order to build their capacities in mitigating electoral and political violence ahead of the 2020 Elections.

Key outcomes and National Strategies developed from the meeting will be used to engaged Young people and disseminated among stakeholders including civil society organizations ahead of the 2020 Elections.
The overall objective of this Annual Youth Academy was to strengthen the capacities and skills of participants to become more effective agents of positive and constructive change in electoral and political conflicts prevention/mitigation in their respective countries.

The specific objectives of the Youth Academy were to:

  • Provide a platform for young politicians to reflect on and discuss the root causes of Electoral and Political Violence in their respective countries;
  • Share experiences and knowledge of global and African frameworks and tools for developing Youth-led initiatives in Electoral and political conflict prevention/mitigation –including the Inter-Agency Network on Youth and Development Framework (IANYD) and the AGA Yes Initiative;
  •  Support the drafting of National Strategies to prevent/mitigate Youth engagement in electoral and political violence in targeted countries;
  • Strengthen capacities of National Youth Organizations in preventing/mitigating Youth Electoral and political violence;
  • Reflect on possible follow-up support at the national level.

It is expected that at the end of the Youth Academy, participants of each country will have a draft National Strategy to prevent/mitigate Youth involvement in electoral and political violence. This strategy will be endorsed, approved disseminated and implemented by each country’s National Youth Organization.
The four days Youth Academy adopted an interactive and participatory approach, with plenary and close sessions. Each session focused on one module and facilitated by Senior Experts. Among the main thematic areas covered are:

  • Youth and Political/Electoral violence in African Countries: Drivers, Triggers and Actors;
  • The costs of Youth Political and electoral violence in African Countries;
  • Global and African tools and framework for the development of youth-led initiatives in electoral and political conflict prevention and mitigation;
  • Drafting Youth-led National Strategy to prevent/mitigate political/electoral violence in African Countries: Process, procedures and themes


Targeted countries for the 3rd Youth Academy were Guinea Conakry, Cameroon, Rwanda, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Each country is selected with a criterion of having an upcoming election in the current calendar year, 2019 and national political dynamics.



Emmanuel Clifford Gyetuah the International Programmes Coordinator of Youth Advocates Ghana led the youth delegation from Ghana to participate in the third Youth Academy in Kigali.

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