About Us

Governance Africa Foundation (GAfF) was founded in 2005 and formally launched by distinguished national leaders, including senior figures from Parliament, the Judiciary, academia, and the National Commission for Civic Education.
The launch was held at the Accra International Conference Centre. In attendance were all the Supreme Court Judges, Chiefs, Members of Parliament and Diplomatic Corps, Media personnel as well as students.

The continent comprises of a largely youthful population, and it would be a disservice to our future if the younger generations remain ignorant to the role they must play in the development of their home countries, and of Africa as a whole.
Against this backdrop, Governance Africa Foundation (GAfF) was established to functions as an independent, non-state, non-profit organisation committed to strengthening and deepening the democratic culture among Ghanaians and the people of Africa.

While remaining a-political, non-religious and non-partisan, GAfF is committed to the issues of rights, duties, and responsibilities in the pursuit of social justice, rule of law, equity, fairness, transparency, and accountability as the basis of good governance.

OUR VISION

Civic Awareness

GAfF seeks to play a significant role in the development of a civic culture among Ghanaians through increased civic awareness, the exercise of rights and the performance of responsibilities as contained in article 41 of Ghana’s constitution.

OUR MISSION

Civic Empowerment

Raising social consciousness through civic empowerment and making people work together for Democracy and good governance in Ghana and Africa.

GOALS

  • Develop and establish a solid network of partner institutions and/or collaborators (in and outside of Ghana)
  • Develop and implement programs of actions on an annual basis
  • Develop annual work plans with targets and indicators
  • Continuously update social media with relevant materials and information
  • Establish a network of educational and business outlets (inside and outside Ghana)
  • Identify key target/beneficiaries eg. CECs, Artisans, Fishermen, farmers, out of school youth, security agencies, tailors and seamstresses, Mechanics, the vulnerable &excluded.

Youth-Centric Agenda

GAfF is a strong advocate for youth empowerment. We believe in including the youth in all levels of governance, as they will inevitably be the ones in charge of making important decisions that will impact the direction of their countries. Therefore, we are committed to engaging the youth in educational and informative activity to empower and support their growth as patriotic citizens.

Years In Perspective

Distribution of free pocket-sized constitution of The Republic of Ghana to the youth.

Mobilizing the average Ghanaian youth to be patriotic through our civic education and informative activities.

Encouraging the youth to think “industry” effectively through a broad range of activities not limited to “Youth in Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Artisans, etc.) thus, changing the youth approach to the industry.

Addressing the issue of unemployment in the country and provision of “thinking out-of-the-box solutions.