#FixTheCountry Movement is a non-partisan and non-political civic movement by Ghanaian youths for Ghana. We’re mobilizing thousands of people to build a better Ghana where no person will have to lack their basic rights as a Ghanaian.
The event aims to explore the role of activism in relation to Ghana as a democracy and discuss what spaces youth and women take up when seeking to hold shifting ... more
What is #FixTheCountry? In May 2021, the hashtag #FixTheCountry and some variations were created on social media by young Ghanaians calling for social and economic reform. The campaign quickly went viral, ... more
Accra Central, Accra, Ghana. Image by Muntaka Chasant and released to Wikimedia commons, January 14, 2019, (CC BY-SA 4.0). In Nigeria, when social media companies failed to comply with governments’ requests, the ... more
a) Water and snacks. Make sure you stay fed and hydrated. Bring a water bottle that hasa sports top—it’ll double as a squirt bottle for flushing out eyes or wounds ... more
Earlier today, two nominated #FixTheCountry activists were selected to join other young people in a Youth Leadership Academy. The Academy is organized by LeadAfrique, with funding from the Swedish Centre ... more
Voices are getting louder and louder, Those voices that have always been meaningful Even when no one heard or cared about them Those voices that tear the moon, sun, stars— The sky screams for ... more
Africa The level of frustration among the youth in Ghana has increased in step with hardships brought on by the COVID pandemic. What started out as a social media campaign under ... more
Social distancing All persons attending the Demonstration should ensure that social distancing is practicedtraveling to and from, and during the FIXTHECOUNTRY Demonstration. This meansthat: Each person will be expected to stay at ... more
Earlier today the Police arraigned Mr. Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor before the Ashaiman District Court charging him with Treason Felony. more
At about 11 o’clock this morning, the lawyers and family of Mr. Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor, led by Ghana’s respected human rights defender, Mr. Akoto Ampaw, met with the Tema regional ... more