OUR STORY

The concept of FOSDA originated from a group of Africans in the diaspora passionate about the security and development of the their continent. Their pre-occupation was to change the African narrative in relation to peace and security, at a time when Africa was in the news for mostly negative reasons including war and conflicts. The group consisted of Africans from various countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, South Africa, Kenya among others. Most of them were exiled from their respective countries for typically political reasons.

OUR MISSION

To promote peace and human security by supporting the potentials and capacities of communities and individuals through systematic capacity-development, effective knowledge-sharing, representation

OUR VISION

To be an internationally recognised centre of excellence for pursuing secure livelihoods, dignity and self-worth with partner communities, entities and individuals

CORE VALUES

Commitment to our vision and mission.
Transparency in our work and dealings with all stakeholders.
Respect for our constituents, partners and funding partners

OUR APPROACH

FOSDA focuses on minimizing the vulnerabilities that underpin and drive human security indicators. These include youth unemployment and under-employment, deepening inequality, Chronic and persistent poverty, low participation of marginalised groups in decision making and governance processes at local and national levels and inequitable access to quality education and decent employment, among others. Security, governance and development challenges persist in Ghana and the West African sub-region. Increasing awareness of the interlinkages between these three thematic areas points to the need for a more human-centred and integrated approach to security, beyond the traditional security approaches.

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