Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana and U.S. Embassy in Ghana Sign Agreement for PEACE Fellowship Program
Accra, Ghana - Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Ghana and support from the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) launched the Professionals Engaged Against Conflict & Endangerment (PEACE) Fellowship program. At the event, stakeholders of the inaugural program gathered to celebrate the continued collaborative efforts of FOSDA, the Ministry of Interior of Ghana, the Ghana Immigration Service, and the Ghana Civil Service.
The ceremony was attended by U.S. Embassy Ghana Press Attache, Kevin Brosnahan; Executive Director of FOSDA, Theodora Williams Anti; Chief Director of Ministry of Interior, Ghana, Adelaide Anno-Kumi; Executive Director of Capacity Building and Outreach of National Peace Council, Ghana, Janet Sarney-Kumah; Executive Director of Ghana Integrity Initiative, Mary Addah; and EPL Ghana Country Director Juliet Amoah among others.
The PEACE Fellowship is a 12-month program that will engage, empower, and equip 100+ selected young professionals with training, intending to enhance their peace-building skills to become early warning resources. With a specific focus on public service security professionals working in Northern Ghana, the program aims to bolster the service delivery of Ghana's critical security agencies in at risk-communities, by increasing the capacity of these young professionals, as well as youth and community leaders to maintain peace, resolve, and de-escalate community conflicts. The program will further contribute to strengthening public safety and security, building social cohesion, and effectively reducing the risk of extremist violence.
“The Program employs a Human Security Development and a human-rights based approach and an “each one to reach five” technique to ensure a multiplier effect, engaging both professionals and citizens simultaneously by sharing key learning, knowledge, and tools during community immersion visits thereby fostering peaceful communities and proactive citizens,” said Kevin Brosnahan, U.S. Embassy Ghana Press Attache.
These esteemed guests spoke briefly on a panel to attendees detailing this impactful initiative. Juliet A. Amoah noted that “a select group of 25 high-performing participants will undergo in-person practical training and community outreaches with the aim of developing them to become early warning resources who can contribute effectively to national peace building, improving security-civilian relationships and supporting the peace architecture in the select Northern Regions.”
This is the first project in a new initiative of the U.S. Embassy to prevent conflict and promote stability as part of the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability (SPCPS) for Coastal West Africa countries (Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo).
The PEACE Fellowship program is set to begin implementation in the Northern, Upper-East, and North-East regions in 2024 to effect positive change and unity.
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About Emerging Public Leaders
Emerging Public Leaders is a public service leadership organization that is preparing the next generation of competent and effective public sector leaders in Africa. EPL partners with governments and local organizations to rigorously identify young public service professionals who are committed to practicing and promoting good governance throughout Africa. With our support throughout their career journeys, this diverse network of leaders influence and strengthen their country’s institutions for delivering democracy with excellence, care, innovation, and integrity.
About Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana
Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana is part of the Emerging Public Leaders family that operates in Ghana, Kenya, and Liberia and seeks to strengthen governance and improve public services by training, supporting, and networking young professionals entering or within public administrations.
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Abigail Kajumba and Richard Okai welcomed alumni to the inaugural alumni network gathering and thanked the partners present for their continued support of the emerging leaders in Africa’s public service.
After the opening ceremony, the young leaders participated in sessions to immerse themselves in the stories of their peers working in the public sector across Africa and help develop pathways to strengthen program development and shape the growth of the Alumni Network. The three-day agenda also included engagements with guests from the Government of Malawi, AAPAM, the African Leadership Academy, and the People First Community.
Alumni from Liberia, Ghana, and Kenya discussed in groups the best practices learned from their fellowship experience.
Alumni presented program blueprints to use as emerging public leaders expands to new countries and support emerging leaders from across Africa on their career journeys.
Emerging Public Leaders’ pan-African Alumni Network is committed to the mission of Emerging Public Leaders, to provide the next generation of young African leaders with training and experience that focuses on citizen-centric service delivery, public service leadership and ethos, and public sector systems and methods. Together our Alumni across Africa will continue to drive youth-led impact on good governance.
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About Emerging Public Leaders
Emerging Public Leaders is a public service leadership organization that is preparing the next generation of competent and effective public sector leaders in Africa. EPL partners with governments and local organizations to rigorously identify public service professionals who are committed to practicing and promoting good governance throughout Africa. With our support throughout their career journeys, this diverse network of leaders influence and strengthen their country’s institutions for delivering democracy with excellence, care, innovation, and integrity. Learn more about EPL on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.
About Emerging Leaders Foundation
The Emerging Leaders Foundation Africa (ELF-Africa) exists to empower, support, and accompany young women and men to achieve meaningful, dignified, and impactful participation in governance, economy, and public affairs at all levels of society. Anchored on our foundational values-based approach to leadership as service. ELF’s vision is pursued through three program pillars namely the Governance & Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment, Livelihoods & Opportunity, and Leadership Development Program. Together with Emerging Public Leaders and the Public Service Commission of Kenya, ELF identifies and trains the next generation of excellent public service professionals committed to good governance through the Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship program. Learn more about ELF-Africa on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About President’s Young Professionals Program
The President’s Young Professionals Program is a prestigious and competitive two-year program that recruits and places recent Liberian university graduates in important government roles and provides them with training and mentorship as they support the government’s top priorities. The PYPP was launched in 2009 by a consortium of visionary funders and with the support of the Government of Liberia. It has become one of Africa’s most competitive programs for leadership in public service. Learn more about PYPP on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
About Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana
Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana exist to build youth capacity and strengthen institutions. The EPL Ghana program is crafted to identify, recruit, and enable the brightest and most promising future leaders that Ghana has to offer. These exceptional individuals are placed in impactful public sector roles, where they become agents of positive change. Learn more about EPL Ghana on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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