Activista Ghana was launched on 12 August, 2016 on International Youth Day (IYD), with the aim to mobilise and support 22,000 youth to take purposeful and sustained action as leaders to shape a more democratic nation that protects, respects, and fulfills the rights of people living in poverty.
The establishment of Activista Ghana is expected to increase activism on issues that affect youth and improve government and duty bearers’ responsiveness to the needs of youth groups, women, children and people living in poverty.
Founders of Activista Ghana comprise of youth representatives from 6 regions where ActionAid Ghana works in; Upper East, Northern, Upper West, Brong Ahafo, Greater Accra and the Volta regions.
The Constitution of Activista Ghana provides guidelines on how the advocacy network operates.