Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana democratic process as well as mobilise for social transformation. The programme creates platforms for young people from different ethnic, religious and political backgrounds to learn, interact, work together and build relationships. Participants are selected based on their commitment to a particular social cause or potential for leadership. The criteria for selection was developed in consultation with various youth groups. Trainees come from student unions, the Trades Union Congress, the political parties and selected civil society groups Final selection is done after an interview by a panel of experts including youth advocates. Themes for discussion are chosen by the participants with the help of resource persons with professional training and practical experience in youth leadership. Each weekend, participants go through a module on a particular topic. A typical training session is a mix of expert presentations, syndicate work, simulations and role plays. Some of the favourite themes in the past have included discussions on the history and development of constitutional rule in Ghana, fundamental principles of the 1992 Constitution in Ghana, separation of powers and the relationship between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, the work and function of independent governance institutions in Ghana, fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy, Ghana in the global economy, decentralisation, traditional institutions and their role under a modern constitution, conflict in Africa, political parties in Ghana, history& development; legal, institutional& regulatory framework of party organisation in Ghana; mobilisation, gender, internal democracy and funding for parties; the electoral system and elections; building strategic alliances and mobilising for elections. One of the most exciting moments of the training has always been the practitioner sessions where a prominent personality who played a major role in an event of 52