WYDE - Women and Youth Democratic Engagement

"Young people are not asking to be included in broken systems. We are ready to redesign them." From environmental justice to grassroots democracy, Karen Anyona believes political leadership begins by listening to communities and...

From 25 to 28 June 2026, emerging political leaders from across Ghana came together in Koforidua for the third and final WYDE Residential Training, marking the culmination of an intensive leadership development journey under the...

Meet the Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Meet Gachui Agnes Kariuki, member of the WYDE Political Parties Youth Advisory Board As a lawyer, governance expert and youth leader, Gachui Agnes Kariuki believes democracy is not something...

The Youth Democracy Cohort is excited to announce the launch of “ YDC Participates”, our brand new participatory platform designed to strengthen how we support our members! This dedicated space will allow Youth Democracy Cohort...

On 30 April 2026, emerging political leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the first session of the EU WYDE Mentorship Breakfast Series, focused on “Resilient Leadership in High-Pressure Environments.” Organised by the Konrad...

More than 500 policymakers, youth leaders, parliamentarians, women’s rights activists, and global partners gathered for the CSW70 side event “Intergenerational engagement for advancing young women’s leadership” under the EU-funded...

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), in the framework of the WYDE Political Parties project, led by the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) and funded by the European Union, is launching a national Pre-Election...

Honorable Ruth Cross Kwansing serves as the Minister of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs and as Member of Parliament in Kiribati. She joined a two-day intergenerational dialogue “Waves of Change: Pacific Women Lead Across...

For the first time, senior parliamentary staff from 11 countries across Africa, Europe, and North America gathered in Lusaka, Zambia for a groundbreaking Inter-Parliamentary Strategic Planning Workshop. Hosted by the National...

This blog explores how human–wildlife coexistence has become a pressing governance challenge rather than a distant environmental issue. Drawing on insights from the International Parliamentary Roundtable on Human–Wildlife...