To coincide with the launch of Agora Group Ghana, the next issue of Youth and Democracy will be an African Special Edition that focuses on issues of development, education and politics. As a themed issue, Focus on Africa provides the opportunity for discussion in the areas of democratic development, economic reform, developmental issues, education and society. There is no restriction based upon geographical constraints, rather the aim is to generate debate on issues of relevance in African Nations and to highlight events and development on a wider scale.

This journal provides the opportunity to publish and influence debate on an international level. We welcome submissions on a variety of areas and, as a journal dedicated to providing a platform for student publication, Youth and Democracy can therefore guarantee that all accepted submissions will not be left out for lack of space.

Submission Deadline: June 30 2008

University of Ghana - Frederick Marfour Building
Thursday 27 March 2008
12 – 2:30 pm

Agora Group Ghana was officially launched on March 27th 2008 at the Graduate School of The University of Ghana. The event served to introduce Agora Group Ghana and to begin a process of development and participation amongst Ghanaian youth. The event also served to develop contacts and raise the profile of Agora Group Ghana amongst the wider community in Ghana.

We were privileged to have Joseph Henry Mensah as our guest speaker for this event.

Under the charity initiative, we advocate for the needy and mobilize support for the over 28% (2007, Ghana Statistical Service) of Ghana’s population, predominantly rural who live in abject poverty, particularly women and children regardless of tribe or religion. We aim to complement national efforts to restore normal and dignified life to the poor through provision of basic life needs, eradicating illiteracy and inability to participate effectively in decisions that affect their lives.

The Agora Group has launched an electronic journal dedicated to providing a forum for student debate and discussion. The journal will enable students to publish their work at a very early stage of their academic careers and will create exposure and awareness of youth opinion.

The inaugural issue of the journal is comprised of conference papers presented for, Democracy, Politics and the Changing Role of Participation: A Youth Perspective held at The University of Nottingham, 13 June 2007.

The Agora Group has recently established Agora Group Ghana which will attempt to promote and sustain debate on issues of national importance among young people in Ghana. The aim is to encourage youth participation in Ghana's democratic process and advocate for increased opportunities in quality education within Ghana.

Co-Executive Directors, Martin Adjei-Mensah and Christopher Hill are pictured above.

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