At CDD-Ghana, our mission is to promote and deepen democratic consolidation, good governance, and inclusive growth and development.
Has Democracy Been Good for the Youth?
Per the National Youth Policy, Ghanaians falling between the ages of fifteen and thirty-five are considered youth. The Afrobarometer survey samples Ghanaians who are 18 years or older. This piece therefore covers Ghanaian youth between the ages of eighteen and
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The Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is an independent, not-for-profit research and advocacy think tank, working to advance democracy, good governance, and inclusive economic growth. CDD-Ghana works to complement the broader objectives of strengthening democratic governance, the principles of popular participation and the demand for public accountability. The Center harnesses the power of evidence-based research, ideas, partnerships to encourage dialogue, inform and influence public policy.
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The “Big 18”and Human Rights Coalition urge Parliament to reconsider passage of the Bill which criminalizes persons, including journalists
The Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill violates key fundamental human rights provisions in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. In one swoop, this Bill seeks to infringe on, among others, the
CDD-Ghana Senior Fellow receives Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Emerita Professor Takyiwaa Manuh, a Senior Fellow at the Center, has been awarded the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law 2023.