Simply phenomenal! An IRI Generation Democracy experience!
The name just sells the package! Generation Democracy is about participatory leadership. It incorporates a model youth network of passionate leaders who feel not just the obligation but the potential and capacity they have to drive civic engagement and democratic leadership in their individual countries and communities. The cross-cultural dynamics and the intellectual standard of political knowledge exhibitted by the 34 participants from 7 SADC countriess gathered in Johannesburg are simply astounding When I applied to participate, I was quite nervous about the huge gap between the minimum and maximum age criteria the platform presented. I questioned the relevance of my contribution among a pool of graduates and established youth leaders across multiple disciplines. This was my biggest challenge. However, four days down the line, I feel like I have spent this trainig with people, certainly not of m