Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of youth and local institutions to more actively engage their communities in initiatives that lead to improved livelihoods. We have participated in WMD conferences in Africa (Dakar 2015, Abuja 2015, Dar es Salaam 2016) and the WYMD Serbia meeting to develop a roadmap for 2017-2020. Our director, Ateki Seta Caxton,…
A human rights, democracy, and good governance organization with a goal to sustain human development for poverty alleviation. We were participants at the September 2015 Forum on Freedom of Assembly organized by the World Movement in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. I am the Secretary General of our organization, and an Associate of the Council for a…
On November 12, 2016, the African Movement for Democracy (AMD), a regional hub of African democracy activists, officially launched in Yaounde, Cameroon. At the two-day conference, members of the movement discussed strategies for advancing democracy in Africa as well as strengthening cooperation between civil society and political leaders. In a statement for the launch, AMD members declared…
A 35 year old can now become Nigeria’s next president! Passage of the “Not Too Young to Run” bill comes after a yearlong campaign organized by Nigerian youth, including the civil society organization Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA). Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy President of Nigerian Senate and the Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, presented…