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Increasing the consumption of orange-fleshed sweet potato to combat malnutrition in Ghana
On Wednesday, February 16, the Kofi Annan Foundation participated in a sweet potato multi-stakeholder platform meeting. The meeting was held under the... Read More
The Kofi Annan Changemakers: An Intergenerational Dialogue for Impact
Kofi Annan believed in the importance of youth leadership. ‘Young people”, he said “should be at the forefront of global change and... Read More
Youth-led initiatives to prevent violent extremism: Inspiring practices from South & Southeast Asia
Together with a diverse group of civil society and youth-led organizations across South and Southeast Asia, we have assembled learnings and advice... Read More
OpEd | Beyond sanctions: Recommitting West Africa to democracy
West Africa is at a turning point: its democracies are in jeopardy. How can the region recommit to democracy? Kofi Annan Foundation... Read More
A place for young leaders to inform, inspire and engage: Space Transformers Live
On December 21st 2021, Space Transformers Live provided a platform for young changemakers, thinkers and innovators to tell their stories, in order... Read More
Striving towards better education for all: the challenge of a young Zimbabwean
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi Annan at... Read More
Innovative solutions from Africa for Africa in honour of Kofi Annan
The following press release was originally published on 23 December 2021 by the Austrian Federal Chancellery. See more information about the Kofi... Read More
Oped: Safeguarding Kenya’s Electoral freedoms in the Digital Age
Ory Okolloh, a member of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age, and Abdulmalik Sugow, a legal... Read More
Online gender-based political violence in Kenya: The road towards a code of conduct for digital behaviour
At a two-day multistakeholder workshop hosted by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Kenya) in Nairobi on the... Read More
How can we revitalise the role of political parties and rebuild the trust that is central to democracy?
The 2021 Global Forum on Democracy, hosted by Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) in November, considered, amongst many topics, the particular challenges that... Read More
