Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana debate and interactions in the party youth forums, the youth leaders had made a certain commitment to peace and would not be lured by anything. Over the years, the programme has witnessed increasing numbers of young people from different parties bond together in a common faith in Ghana while keeping their separate beliefs in their parties. On regular basis, young people from different ethnic and political backgrounds have formed alliances across political parties along common interests like soccer, music, fashion and lifestyle. The future Into the future, it would be useful to institutionalise the trainings at the regional levels. Currently, trainings at the regional level separately by you-net and FES have been useful but limited in regularity, duration and number of participants. It will also be useful to initiate a wider advocacy within the donor community to help them understand the youth question and encourage them to support youth programmes. As at now, only FES shows consistent interest in youth programming. A permanent mechanism may also need to be created to monitor public policy and legislation both at the level of the executive and the legislature to ensure that programmes and policies mainstream youth concerns. In the teeth of all the difficulties, the Youth Leadership Youth Leadership Training Programme has demonstrated the art of the possible. The programme and its related initiatives by graduates have improved public awareness of the youth question. Even though elite attitudes persist, the increasing public comments, even if at the level of rhetoric only, still demonstrates hope is nearer than far. And there is more work to be done. George Sarpong is the Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission. He was the Executive Director of the Youth Network for Human Rights and Democracy and was part of the team which undertook the design and conceptualisation of FES youth and governance programmes. He also served as a Chief Instructor on the programme. 58