About Us
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Youth Leadership Parliament initiative was launched on the 30th of March 2016 by Mr. Kobby Fabian, a UK based Ghanaian businessman, a Chartered Property development Consultant from Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom and Social Entrepreneur.
He is also the country representative for mElimu Technology systems of India in Ghana, which provides LMS, ERP systems.
The organization is established as a Model Parliament, a platform to give opportunities to aspiring young leaders across the Africa continent for leadership mentoring, capacity building and to have a voice to engage governments on alternative policy ideas and participate in decision making on issues that affect the future of young people.
All Africans between the ages of 15-40 are eligible to join the Parliament. There is currently a wide membership of student leaders across the Africa continent, engaging in various advocacy programmes and community intervention projects for transformation and development.
OUR THEME: Make Ghana Great Again. (MAGGA)
OUR VISION
Raising a new Generation of young leaders of Ghana Origin Globally for Good Governance and Sustainable Democracy
Mission
1. Creation of a Model Parliament with Youth MPs, Youth Ministers and Youth Presidents Globally
2. Promoting and creating the awareness of the 17 UN SDG Goals
3. To raise a new Generation of young African leaders for total UN SDG implementation AGENDA
4. Create a Continental Hub for synchronization of policy of various African Countries at the Youthful level for easy implementation and adoption in future
5. To create a platform for leadership nurturing and mentoring on SDGs
6. To establish a Hub for global networking of young leaders internationally and their African and European counterparts on investment in SDGs
7. Share the experiences and challenges facing young leaders globally.
8. Provide leadership training and capacity building for good governance and anti-corruption
There are 2 main Leadership Pathways
This is a leadership pathway for aspiring future Members of Parliament.
Members are appointed to the political constituencies, States or Regional as Youth MPs. In the case of Ghana, for example, members are appointed to the 275 constituencies.
These MPs have a mandate of 4yrs to make an impact. They develop their policy blueprint called the MAGGA MANIFESTO which identifies problems in the constituencies and proposed innovative development solutions.
The Parliament is in 3 tiers i. CAMPUS PARLIAMENT ii. REGIONAL PARLIAMENT iii. NATIONAL PARLIAMENT
In Ghana, the Youth MPs are elected into leadership to serve across the country in the 275 constituencies, starting from Campuses to regional and finally the National Youth Leadership Parliament
Monthly Regional Parliamentary debates are organized to discuss regional issues. Quarterly National Parliamentary debates are held to move motions to adopt decisions on regional matters for governments attention on policy for development.
This is a leadership pathway for aspiring future PRESIDENTS, MINISTERS AND DIPLOMATS.
There are currently 3 Model Governments. Each government has a President, Ministers and Diplomats.
- YAA ASANTEWAH GOVERNMENT
- FABIAN GOVERNMENT
- OSAGYEFO GOVERNMENT
Each government have their MAGGA MANIFESTO document of innovative ideas, a clear vision statement/document of how they see the challenges of our country and solutions for change and development.
TRAINING & PROGRAMMES
Training, conferences and seminars are organized by engaging experienced captains of industry, political leaders, lifestyle coaches and mentors.
A yearly Leadership competition dubbed, GHANA’S YOUTH PRESIDENT, a reality TV show organized for members, to nurture and raise competent future Members of Parliament, Ministers, Diplomats and Presidents of Ghana.
They are trained on policy development, critical thinking, patriotism, nation-building, anticorruption and how to develop innovative ideas as alternative solutions for national development.
Members of the Diplomatic Corps are trained in diplomacy.
They get the opportunity to study activities of Foreign missions in Ghana, Mission programmes and how they can engage available funding for the project for young people and community interventions projects.
