One World Africa Youth Summit An initiative of One World Youth Project 

July 26 th – 31 st 2007, Legon (Accra), Ghana Building Active 21 st Century Citizenship Meeting Unique Challenges with Innovative Solutions

Hosted by, RESPECT Intellectual Club, 

Respect International Ghana, Buduburam Refugee Community, Ghana

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Background 3

Why a One World Africa Youth Summit 4

One World Africa Youth Summit 6 Introduction Logistics Pre-Summit preparation Summit programming Post-Summit implementation

Impact 14

Inspiration 15

Committee 16

Table of Contents One World Africa Youth Summit 2007

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The One World Africa Youth Summit is a One World Youth Project initiative hosted by the RESPECT Intellectual Club of the Buduburam Refugee Community, with support of RESPECT International, Ghana.

ONE WORLD YOUTH PROJECT is a unique sister-school program for middle and high school students, linking groups in the US/Canada with groups from around the world together in learning partnerships for the purpose of community service toward the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. OWYP’s philosophy is that through participating in cultural exchange, youth are inspired to take positive action. One World Youth Project’s innovative and fun educational program allows youth to explore and better understand their own community, while at the same time learning about the community of their sister-group overseas. It is through this process that participants discover friendship across borders, gain empowerment as they recognize the integral role each individual plays in a community, and realize the challenges that face our world. Each sister-group pair is assigned one of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals on which to focus their year-long study and communication. Each sister-group ultimately takes action on their UN Millennium Development Goal through a local service project.

The intent is that through this process of cultural exchange and collaborative action, youth leave each program year with:

o Practical leadership abilities.

o Empowerment through a feeling of importance.

OWYP’s goal is to create a more knowledgeable, compassionate, skilled, and understanding generation of global citizens while at the same time inspiring youth to take effective action now on the UN Millennium Development Goals. One World Youth Project is a non-profit 501[c]3 corporation founded in Massachusetts, USA. Participation is free of charge. Groups wishing to participate as a sister-school must apply. Applications are reviewed annually in July. One World Youth Project is entirely run and operated by a volunteer staff of young people, called Project Ambassadors. It is not an organization or initiative under the umbrella of a larger entity and is an organization run by youth for youth. www.oneworldyouthproject.org

THE RESPECT INTELLECTUAL CLUB is a youth group of 150 members based in the Buduburam Refugee Community with the motto: Connecting and Enhancing Communities for Youth Action. The RESPECT Intellectual Club has been a participant group of One World Youth Project since summer 2005 and is paired with

a sister-school in San Diego, California: Crawford High School. With students drawn from various refugee schools in the biggest refugee settlement in Ghana, this very vibrant and dynamic group of

change agents has emerged. Living as refugees has not only challenged these young and brilliant students to take up the responsibility of shaping their destinies and getting their voices heard, but has also transformed them into ‘positive change agents’ with passion to contribute to their own development and to the development of their community. They are poised to make a difference in the

field of leadership on the continent.

The Club, which aims to develop the intellectual skills of young people, promote discussions of global and local issues to effect positive changes, find local solutions to African problems, empower youth, develop leadership skills in youth and also help youth develop public speaking abilities, operates closely with the guidance of adult mentors and advisors. Currently one of the most active youth clubs on the Buduburam Refugee Camp, the Club is involved in a number of projects and has in the past collaborated with other youth groups, institutions and initiatives. In November 2006, the British Council/World Bank Institute started its Debate to Action (DTA) Project with the Club - DTA is a regional project currently running in Ghana, Nigeria and Ethiopia with Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania to join later this year.

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o Vision to use one’s own passions for positive action

o Business/life skills

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Relevant Practical

Measurable Replicable

The challenge of the next generation will be to take advantage of these resources to meet the greatest needs of our era and thus create a better future. To do this we must develop new ‘models of change-making’.

Why a One World Africa Youth Summit? Ask anyone what they see wrong in the world and they will say things like: “Too much talk and not enough action” “So many problems and limited resources to meet them.” Ask them if they think a solution is possible to many of the world’s problems and they will invariably say, “Yes!” Yet, ask a person if they can create this solution and make it a reality and they will waver. Why does this disconnect exist? One World Youth Project believes it stems from a profound disempowerment –a feeling that problems are too many in number and too grand in scale, that solutions are too distant and complex, and therefore, that it is not possible for the individual to take action for change. Ironically, it seems that our collective hope for a better future lies in the untapped power of individuals –of civil society. As Al Gore explains, we are at a “turning point in human civilization, one that requires great moral leadership and general responsibility…We need a new vision of the future… To build that future, we need a generation of everyday heroes, people who –whatever their walks of life –have the courage to think [and act] in fresh ways.”

We face a number of serious challenges in the 21 st century –some of which are outlined in the UN Millennium Development Goals. At the same time, we also have in our possession unique resources for creating change and building a global community of positive action. The challenge of the next generation will be to take advantage of these resources to meet the greatest needs of our era and thus create a better future.

To do this we must develop new ‘models of change-making’. One World Youth Project believes that these models must draw on 21 st century skills and innovative resources and be relevant, practical, measurable, and replicable. Perhaps, most importantly they must be grounded in and owned by local communities.

What is a ‘model of change-making’? It is a replicable process that allows local communities to utilize innovative modes of thought and practical organization to employ resources for specific, relevant, and necessary change with measurable results. In many cases these ‘models’ will draw on 21 st Century skills such as: global awareness, creativity, information/media literacy, communication, ICT literacy, collaboration, problem-solving, and entrepreneurship.

Through its sister-school program, One World Youth Project has formed a collaborative, global community of youth action. As this community grows and develops it is becoming a hotbed of change-making ideas. In an effort to begin to meet the unique challenges of the 21 st century with innovative solutions, One World Youth Project is initiating continental youth summits based on new ‘models of change-making’. The 2 nd

annual One World North America Youth Summit (March 2007) helps youth participants practice 21 st century skills in a problem-solving context based on the UN Millennium Development Goals.

The One World Africa Youth Summit (July 2007) launches an innovative social venture with the goal of empowering youth to prioritize local challenges for local action. Youth will explore the challenges of the host community, discuss solutions, participate in a prioritization process, and ultimately decide how to allocate funding to solve one or more of the identified challenges.

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Why Ghana? Why 2007?

The One World Africa Youth Summit (OWAYS) signifies a step toward a new era of grassroots, local, creative, and participatory development. It celebrates innovative 21 st century resources, opportunities, and collaborative ideas to meet the serious challenges of our time. It is thus appropriate that the summit is hosted in a nation also entering a new era. On March 6, 2007 Ghana will celebrate 50 years of independence and usher in its second half- century with a Golden Jubilee. As President John Agyekum Kufuor says "the Jubilee Celebration is a unique opportunity not only to demonstrate our unity as a nation, but also to highlight the many opportunities for commerce, business and tourism. It is the occasion to bring to the fore our … traditional warm hospitality". As the hosts of the One World Africa Youth Summit, the RESPECT Intellectual Club will welcome youth from seven African nations to Ghana. On New Years Eve, President Kufuor had a special message for the youth: "The future belongs to you…you must use every opportunity to prepare yourselves diligently so that you will not fail this nation and yourselves when your turn comes. Seize the moment and become worthy citizens." The summit provides an opportunity for youth throughout Africa to seize their future and rise up to the challenge of becoming active 21 st Century citizens. In addition to marking the 50 th anniversary of Ghana’s independence, 2007 is a landmark year in other significant ways. Among these is an important global meeting of finance ministers and the first summit of the African Union to be held in Ghana in 40 years, also in July 2007. In addition, in the United States of America, a major meeting regarding the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) will take place. The year 2007 is truly an auspicious year for Ghana and youth on the continent.

Why is the summit important?

In a world overwhelmed with challenges and occupied by a populous with restricted means, the One World Africa Youth Summit will create the framework for a community leadership model which others could enact in an effort to find specific, tangible solutions for local challenges.

The OWAYS 2007 will:

Leave a lasting positive impact on the local host community.

Inspire youth across Africa to take leadership and action.

Empower participants with necessary 21 st century skills.

Make an important contribution to the development field. 

“The  One  World  Africa  Youth  Summit  2007  seeks  to  provide  Africa  as  well  as  the  whole  global community  the  long­awaited opportunity  to marshal youth  force,  intellectual and  institutional support  for the promoting of the youth development agenda and … achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals through REAL Action projects''  -Organizing committee vice-chair, Fred Ayifli

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Introduction

Although the world faces serious challenges, we are often restricted in solving these challenges by limited resources. In July 2007, One World Youth Project will launch an innovative social venture with the goal of empowering youth to prioritize local challenges for local action. The One World Africa Youth Summit will bring together over 50 OWYP youth participants from 7 African countries to Accra, Ghana for a unique chance to be decision makers and effect tangible, local change.

Youth will spend 6 intense and exciting days exploring 5 local challenges in the community of the host group, discussing solutions, participating in a prioritization process, and ultimately deciding as a group how to allocate funding to solve one or more of the identified challenges. The summit will also feature workshops regarding 21 st century skills necessary for youth to become active citizens and meet the unique challenges of our era with innovative solutions.

Prior to the July summit, youth of the host group, the RESPECT Intellectual Club, will spend 5 months participating in an in-depth preparation and learning process. Following the summit, the RESPECT Intellectual Club will have the opportunity to make the solution decided upon at the summit a reality.

Thus, OWAYS will allow youth to:

Identify challenges.

Create solutions.

Make decisions directly affecting their community or the community of their peers.

Create a tangible, measurable outcome.

In sum: Youth will practice 21 st century skills as they meet the unique challenges of the host community with innovative solutions.

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Unique  challenges  Innovative  Solutions 

21 st Century Skills 

Active 21 st century citizens must have… 

Global awareness Knowledge of global geography and a personal perspective on ‘how the world works’.  Ability to understand, discuss, and address topics which are global in scale.  Ability to learn from and work collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue. 

Creativity Original and inventive in work.  Ability to develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others.  Open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives.  Ability to think and create across disciplines (e.g. design + technology, math + art = YouTube & Google). 

Information and media literacy Ability to rapidly process information –assessing reliability and usefulness.  Ability to manage, interpret, validate, and act on information.  Ability to access, integrate, and evaluate a variety of forms of media.  Ability to create information. 

Communication skills and emotional intelligence Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively.  Ability to analyze and relate to people. 

ICT literacy An understanding of available information­communications­technology (ICT) and how to access it.  Ability to effectively use available ICT. 

Collaboration skills Ability to work effectively in diverse teams.  Willingness to be helpful and make necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal. 

Problem solving skills Ability to frame, analyze, and solve problems. 

Civic literacy Being an informed citizen.  Willingness and ability to participate effectively in government.  Exercising rights and obligations of citizenship.  Understanding implications of civic decisions and actions. 

Health awareness Understanding of connections between personal health, global environment, and international economy.  Ability to access health information and services.  Knowledge of preventative physical and mental health measures (e.g. nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction).

Entrepreneurial skills Ambitious, mission­driven, strategic, resourceful, results­orientated.  Understanding of social and business entrepreneurship.

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Logistics

LOCATION: The One World Africa Youth Summit (OWAYS) will take place at the University of Ghana., in Legon (Accra). The University of Ghana is set on a spacious campus on the slope of Legon Hill, a suburb about nine miles from the center of the capital city of Accra. OWAYS participants will be housed in the Commonwealth Hall on the grounds on the University.

ATTENDANCE: Summit participants will come from One World Youth Project groups throughout Africa, including a large number of youth from the host One World Youth Project group, the RESPECT Intellectual Club. Below is an estimated account of the participation composition:

Ngaounderé, Cameroon: 4 youth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: 3 youth Nairobi, Kenya: 3 youth Rabat, Morocco: 2 youth Lagos, Nigeria: 3 youth Arusha & Songea, Tanzania: 7 youth International visitors: 22 youth

FACILITATION: OWAYS will be facilitated and staffed by a combination of One World Youth Project staff members, RESPECT Intellectual Club leaders, RESPECT Ghana volunteers, and members of supporting organizations and institutions. The following is an estimated facilitator list:

One World Youth Project staff: 5 (USA), 2 (Ethiopia), 1 (Morocco), 2 (India), 1 (Ghana) RESPECT Intellectual Club leaders: 4 RESPECT Ghana volunteers: 5 Other supporting organizations & institutions: 7 Summit facilitators & staff: 26 

Cape Coast, Ghana: 10 youth RESPECT Intellectual Club hosts: 30 youth Host country participants: 40 youth 

Total summit participation: 62 youth

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Pre-Summit Preparation Prior to the summit, members of the host group of the RESPECT Intellectual Club will identify 5 challenges that exist in their local community of the Buduburam Refugee Camp. These challenges will be specific but connect to a larger global context.

Youth members will work with mentors to draft papers explaining each local challenge and placing it in a greater global context. They will also examine the roots of the challenges. In addition, youth members will identify 5 resources in their community that may be helpful in solving these challenges. Members will be asked to write a paper on each resource. For example, a resource may be: human capital.

After the papers have been written, experts in the development and advocacy fields and RESPECT Intellectual Club members will work together to draft proposed solutions to the outlined local challenges. Each participating expert will be asked write a brief paper outlining a potential solution with a price tag explaining how much it would cost for implementation. In total there will be approximately 15 proposed solutions -each with a price tag. With sponsorship from the corporate/development sector, youth will actually have the opportunity to implement one or more of the solutions.

November 2006 - January 2007: Youth of the RESPECT Intellectual Club survey their local community to identify the most pressing local challenges and the most useful local resources. The challenges are specific in nature. For example, "there is not enough awareness regarding the use of contraceptives" or "the books at school are outdated" rather than broad like "HIV/AIDS" and "Educational challenges". Through discussion and voting, youth of the club decide on the 5 most pressing challenges. Youth members also decide on the 5 most useful local resources that may be helpful in solving these challenges.

February - April 2007: The RESPECT Intellectual Club elects 5 youth leaders to serve as point-persons for each of the 5 identified challenges. These 5 youth leaders will be paired with professors from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., USA, University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana, and University of Cape Coast in Cape Coast, Ghana. These professors have agreed to donate their time and expertise in mentoring the youth in the process of writing a professional, publishable paper regarding each of the 5 challenges. Each youth leader will work one-on-one with a professor via email. The content of the paper will be entirely written by the youth leaders. The professors are asked help edit, offer advice/suggestions, and spark questioning/dialogue that may lead to more in-depth writing. RESPECT Ghana volunteers are also asked to help with

on-site mentoring during the writing/editing process.

The challenge papers should fit the following criteria- • Be no more than 2 pages typed, single-spaced, 12 point font. • Identify the local challenge in specific detail. • Explain the local impact of the challenge. • Provide a local context for the challenge. • Connect the local challenge to a greater global context.

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The RESPECT Intellectual Club will also elect 5 youth leaders to serve as point-persons for each of the 5 identified resources. As above, 5 youth leaders will be paired with professors to work one-on-one via email.

The resource papers should fit the following criteria-

• Be no more than 2 pages typed, single-spaced, 12 point font. • Identify the local resource in specific detail. • Explain the local impact of the resource. • Provide a local context for the resource. • Connect the local resource to a greater global context.

In total, 10 papers will be written by 10 members of the RESPECT Intellectual Club.

April – May 2007: The subsequent papers will be compiled by One World Youth Project and posted online using a wiki linked to the OWYP website (a wiki is a website that allows the visitors to easily post content and comments. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring). The posted content will be announced to the 44 participating OWYP schools in 17 countries. OWYP participants from three continents will have the opportunity to read about the challenges of the local Buduburam Refugee Community and post solution ideas. In particular, the RESPECT Intellectual Club will be asked to invent creative solution ideas. The goal will be to create as many innovative, varied, and unique solutions as possible. Participants will be encouraged to create solutions which draw on the 5 identified local resources whenever possible.

April – June 2007: One World Youth Project will enlist experts in the development and advocacy fields to draft proposed solutions to the outlined local challenges. Each participating expert will be asked to write a brief paper (2 pages maximum) outlining a potential solution with a price tag explaining how much it would cost to implement this solution to meet the identified challenge. No single price tag may exceed the quantity donated for the purpose of implementing the chosen solution(s) (quantity yet to be determined). The experts will be given the challenge and resource papers as well as a compilation of all the solution ideas submitted by youth via the OWYP wiki. We ask that experts consider the youth solution ideas when creating their proposed solutions.

Once a solution draft of a paper is complete it will be forwarded via email (or if possible in person if the expert is local to the Accra area) to the RESPECT Intellectual Club. As experts on their local community, youth members of the club will then have an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed solutions. By late June 2007 all the final solution papers will be compiled by One World Youth Project in preparation for the summit.

Also during this time period, youth summit participants from throughout Africa will have the opportunity to participate in online training focused on skills that may be helpful during the summit. For example, training curriculum may cover: problem-solving, collaboration, and mediation.

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Group discussion & voting 

Pre-Summit Process Model

Community survey 

Challenges 

Resources 

5 Challenges 

5 Resources 

5 Challenge papers 

5 Resource papers 

Solution ideas submitted by OWYP community via wiki 

technology 

10 papers posted online 

Experts develop proposed solutions 

Youth group provides feedback 

solution proposal papers, each with an implementation 

‘price­tag’

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Summit

The One World Africa Youth Summit will take place from July 26 th to July 31 st 2007 at the University of Ghana in Legon (Accra). The summit will bring together approximately 60 youth (ages 12 to 20) from 7 African nations. Youth will explore the 5 local challenges in the community of the host group, discuss the proposed solutions, participate in a prioritization process, and ultimately decide as a group how to allocate funding to solve one or more of the identified challenges. This process will be integrated with workshops regarding 21 st century skills necessary for youth to become active citizens and meet the unique challenges of our era with innovative solutions.

By the end of the summit youth will be asked to come to a consensus (or vote) on a prioritization of the solutions. In other words, with the specific amount of resources provided (quantity yet to be determined), which solutions would they choose to be implemented? Their response will be an important contribution in finding relevant and practical solutions for local challenges. Participants will be asked to present their findings and decision in a public forum at the end of the summit.

Summit Outline* Part I: Orientation & Getting to know one another July 25­26 (Arrival day, July 25) 

Orientation and ice­breaker activities

Part II: Foundational Knowledge July 27 

Youth of the RESPECT Intellectual Club take youth summit participants on a tour of their community 

Discussion and programs regarding the community, particularly any similarities or differences youth see with their own communities

Part III: Prioritization & Decision July 28­29 

Brief presentations about each of the identified 5 challenges given by RESPECT Intellectual Club members. Discussion and reflection 

Brief, interactive presentations of each proposed solution. Discussion and reflection 

Youth work together using a prioritization process to decide which solution(s) should be enacted, keeping in mind the quantity of resources available for implementation.  Facilitators are available for help and/or mediation

Part IV: Action Plan July 29­30 

Youth work together to create a detailed action plan describing how to implement their chosen solution(s)

Part V: Celebration July 31 (Departure day, August 1) 

Youth present their work to the public.  Youth celebrate their success with fun and interactive activities 

*Entire program is augmented by skill­based workshops (see list of 21 st century skills, page 7). 

solution proposal 

papers, each with an 

implementati on ‘price­tag’  Presentations on 5 challenges 

Group discussion, consensus/voting, decision 

Chosen solution(s) 

Informing the community/public

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Post-Summit Implementation

Every program year, each sister-group pair within One World Youth Project (OWYP) takes action on the UN Millennium Development Goals through a local community service project. For the 2007/2008 program year (September-June), the RESPECT Intellectual Club (host group of the OWAYS) will implement the chosen solution from the One World Africa Youth Summit, using the allocated resources. This will serve as their annual OWYP community service project.

In addition, all youth participants of the summit will receive information to help them implement a smaller-scale version of the ‘model of change-

making’ illustrated through the One World Africa Youth Summit.

Following the summit, the 5 youth-written challenge papers, 5 youth-written resource papers, compilation of solution ideas submitted via the OWYP wiki, approximately 15 expert-prepared solution papers, and documentation of the One World Africa Youth Summit will be published in print form. This document will offer an important contribution to the development and advocacy field as well as provide a replicable process model for other communities. The document will be distributed to key figures throughout the world and presented at various events/forums.

Innovative  Solutions

Implementation of chosen solution(s)

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Impact The One World Africa Youth Summit will leave a lasting positive impact on the local Buduburam Refugee Community, inspire youth across Africa to take leadership and action, empower participants with necessary 21 st

century skills, and make an important contribution by providing a replicable, innovative process model for local community action toward development.

Measurable positive impact of OWAYS 2007:

Over 60 youth from 7 African nations will be empowered through the unique ‘model of change-making’ enacted at the summit as well as gain necessary 21 st century skills.

One or more local challenges of the Buduburam Refugee Community will be met through the chosen solution(s).

Each youth participant will return home with information on how to replicate a smaller-scale version of the ‘model of change-making’ illustrated through the One World Africa Youth Summit.

Youth members of the RESPECT Intellectual Club host group will gain invaluable critical thinking and writing skills through the preparation of their challenge/resource papers and solution ideas. Members will also gain important event-planning skills by taking an active role in hosting OWAYS.

All youth written challenge/resource papers, a compilation of solution ideas submitted via the OWYP wiki, the approximately 15 expert prepared solution papers, and documentation of the One World Africa Youth Summit will be published in print form following the summit. This document will offer an important contribution to the development and advocacy field as well as provide a replicable process model for other communities.

In conclusion, OWAYS creates an opportunity for institutions of higher education, the corporate sector, development experts, and a diverse group of individuals to see the power of their collaboration take tangible form and make a positive, measurable impact. It is this type of innovative, community-based, collaboration that is necessary for effective, positive ‘change-making’ in the 21 st century.

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Inspiration

The process model for the One World Africa Youth Summit was inspired by the Copenhagen Consensus 2006 held at Georgetown University and chaired by Dr. Bjorn Lomborg of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, and co- chaired by Nobel Laureate Douglas North and editor Clive Crook. The Copenhagen Consensus Center (CCC), under the auspices of the Copenhagen Business School, works to improve the foundation for prioritizing between various efforts to mitigate the consequences of the world's biggest challenges. In particular CCC focuses on the international community's effort to solve the world's biggest challenges in the most cost-efficient manner. They promote an often neglected idea: when financial resources are limited you need to prioritize your effort. CCC carries out a number of thought-experiments involving this concept of prioritization.

Inspired by the CCC prioritization focus –One World Youth Project has placed the idea of prioritization into a real-life context with life-altering results.

Building off of the CCC idea of prioritization, the One World Africa Youth Summit provides a novel community- based, measurable ‘model of world-changing’. Unlike past prioritization processes, OWAYS is not a hypothetical thought exercise –but, rather a tangible, 21 st century model for meeting unique challenges with innovative solutions.

We are thankful to CC 2006 at Georgetown University for providing the inspiration for this endeavor and look forward to participation from both institutions.

Inspiration One World Africa Youth Summit 2007

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Committee

The One World Africa Youth Summit 2007 is organized by a global coalition of dedicated volunteers. 

Organizing Committee: 

Jessica Rimington, Chair One World Youth Project President & Founder Washington D.C., USA 

Richlue O'Burphy, Host Community Liaison President of the RESPECT Intellectual Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 

Soumaya Maghnouj One World Youth Project Vice President Rabat, Morocco 

Michael Boampong One World Youth Project Ambassador Executive Director of Young People We Care Kumasi, Ghana 

Annalise Blum One World Youth Project Ambassador Stanford, California, USA 

Lilu Terfa One World Youth Project Ambassador Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

Host Community Committee: 

Prince Zur­bah, Chair RESPECT Intellectual Club Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 

T. Gardea Menyor, Co­Chair RESPECT Intellectual Club Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 

Harenton Cashier Chea, Secretary RESPECT Intellectual Club Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 

Committee One World Africa Youth Summit 2007 

Fred Ayifli, Vice­Chair RESPECT International, Ghana ­ Country Coordinator Graduate student at the University of Ghana Accra, Ghana 

Felix Nyakatale, Online Training Coordinator Miracle Corners of the World Tanzania Coordinator Educator with One World Youth Project Songea, Tanzania 

Cady Voge One World Youth Project Vice President Davis, California, USA 

Jenkins Macedo RESPECT Ghana Technical Advisor Educator with One World Youth Project, Patron to RESPECT Intellectual Club Ghana/United States 

Eyoel Berhane Asfaw One World Youth Project Ambassador Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

Amos Torh Gardy II RESPECT Intellectual Club Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana 

Richlue O'Burphy, Host Community Liaison President of the RESPECT Intellectual Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana

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Onsite Advisors:

Daniel Huizenga FOBET/ RESPECT Ghana Intern Student at Trent University, Canada Accra, Ghana

Sammy Jacobs­Abbey International Director International Centre for Conflict & Human Rights Analysis ICCHRA, International Dansoman­Community Accra, Ghana

Alfred Kayee Program Coordinator/RESPECT Intellectual Club Patron RESPECT Ghana Buduburam Refugee Camp, Ghana

Nii­Lamte Aaron Lawson Youth Development Worker Accra, Ghana

Shetha Koon Myers RESPECT Ghana Assistant Program Coordinator Accra, Ghana 

Volunteers:

Kwame Frempong Global Youth Action Network Accra, Ghana

Adonis Ninssin Quainoo Simba Friends Foundation Club Accra, Ghana 

International Advisors:

Edudzie Emmanuel Kobla Ghana Coordinator, Canadian Education and Training Awards Africa Program (CETAA) Country Coordinator, YES Ghana Ghana

Veronica Fynn RESPECT Ghana Country Liaison International Organization of Migration (IOM) Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Carol Lancaster Director, Mortara Center for International Studies Georgetown University Washington, D.C. USA

Meredith McKittrick Associate Professor, Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

Dr. Harriett Nettles Educational Psychologist & Mediator Maryland,. USA

Dr. Daniel Porterfield Vice President for Public Affairs & Strategic Development Assistant Professor, Department of English Georgetown University Washington D.C., USA

Marc Schaeffer President of RESPECT International Canada

Harold Wackman Consultant to the World Bank, Secretary/Treasurer – WildlifeDirect former World Bank Country Director, World Bank. Washington D.C. USA

Maria Luise Wagner International Development Certificate Coordinator Visiting Professor Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

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Faculty Mentors: 

University of Cape Coast

Dr. Mercy ‘Funmi Adesanya Senior Lecturer, Department of English University of Cape Coast Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr. D.K. Agyemang Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology University of Cape Coast Cape Coast, Ghana

Dr. Nancy K. Lundgren Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology University of Cape Coast Cape Coast, Ghana 

University of Ghana

Dr. Collins Stephen Ahorlu Professor, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research University of Ghana Accra, Ghana

Rev. Dr. Mike Okyerefo Lecturer, Department of Sociology University of Ghana Accra, Ghana 

Georgetown University

Dr. Elizabeth Andretta Associate Dean and Director, Undergraduate Program Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

Katherine Marshall Senior Fellow & Visiting Professor, Berkley Center Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

Meredith McKittrick Associate Professor, Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

Dr. Daniel Porterfield Vice President for Public Affairs & Strategic Development Assistant Professor, Department of English Georgetown University Washington D.C., USA

Maria Luise Wagner International Development Certificate Coordinator Visiting Professor Georgetown University Washington D.C. USA

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For additional information & inquiries: www.oneworldyouthproject.org/africasummit.html 

Jessica Rimington, Chair One World Youth Project President & Founder 

Washington D.C., USA Jessica@oneworldyouthproject.org 

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