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Edely Edmond
Co-Founder
Engage, Learn and Evolve with
Debate Innovation
An exclusive platform for students in Africa, offering a space for constructive and meaningful dialogue on crucial issues that impact us all.
National Championship · Accra
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Debate Innovation by the numbers
Welcome To Debate Innovation
We are a world-reputed debate organisation
An exclusive platform for students in Africa, offering a space for constructive and meaningful dialogue on crucial issues that impact us all.
This 501(c)(3) non-profit initiative brings together the brightest minds to engage in thoughtful conversations about pressing subjects that are significant for the people of Africa.
Engage
Students are given the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions, share their perspectives, ask questions, and challenge ideas in a respectful environment.
Learn
Through meaningful dialogue, students learn from one another gaining new perspectives, discovering different ways of thinking, and expanding their understanding.
Evolve
With every discussion and every new perspective, students evolve with the knowledge they gain from one another, becoming more confident thinkers, communicators, and innovators.
See it for yourself
A debate in motion
Footage from our tournaments — the rounds, the rebuttals, the judges' insights, and the moments winners are crowned.
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TournamentFeatured
National Tournament Highlights
Key moments, fiery rebuttals, and championship energy from student debaters across Ghana.
Tournament
Championship Floor Action
Senior high school teams engaging in intense parliamentary debate rounds on the main stage.
Interviews
Champions' Talk Show
Tournament champions share their strategy, preparation journey, and post-victory insights.
Awards
Second Prize Winner Speech
Celebrating the tournament runners-up with medal presentations and acceptance remarks.
Awards
Third Place Recognition
Ceremonial cheque presentation and honors for our third place national debaters.
Awards
Speaker & Contributor Spotlight
Recognizing outstanding individual contributions, speaker points, and debate contributions.
Perspectives
Teachers & Coaches on Impact
Educators and debate patrons reflect on student transformation and leadership growth.
Perspectives
Adjudicators & Judges' Feedback
Expert judges break down critical thinking criteria, scoring rubrics, and team execution.
Interviews
Student Voices & Experience
Participants share how Debate Innovation boosted their public speaking, confidence, and critical skills.
Official Program
Recent gallery
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Debate in session
A full house at a Debate Innovation tournament — the panel on the floor, the rest of the school watching.
Awards2025
The champion receives her trophy
Presented in front of the Ghana flag at the close of the tournament.
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Every finalist takes home a certificate
Nine debaters with their certificates, medals, and the tournament trophy.
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The winning school
The team and their supporters with the championship trophy and school colours.
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Prize giving
Winners with certificates, medals, trophies, and their prize bags.
With Great Thanks
Board of Directors
Princess Nneoma
Secretary
Clement Yeboah
Student Ambassador, Ghana
Davidson Nzekwe-Daniel
Founder of Davidson Initiative
Angela El-Fayez
Professor
Emmanuel Koffie
Board Member
Isaac Kwame Nartey
Board Member in-charge of Programs, Debate Innovation Ghana.
Testimonial
What they say about us
“This is a good initiative that will help to improve the public speaking of young students, from this early stage. The Ministry of Education should support it in totality so that it transcends to the Tertiary Institution. I will entrust a committee that is in charge of education in my constituency to carry it up and support its implementation in the Ningo Prampram Constituency.”
Partners and host institutions
- Ghana Education Service
- Santa Maria iCal Class School
- Modern Ghana
- Ghana Web
- Regional Debate Council
- Youth Civic Alliance
Our Blogs
News & articles
ChampionshipGhana Web
National championship tournament crowns its first winners
Schools from across the country met for the closing rounds of our national championship, with certificates and awards presented to every finalist.
4 min readRead- Announcement
Modern Ghana
Debate Innovation: paving the way to our inaugural national championship
How a series of school workshops and regional rounds built toward the organisation's first national competition.
5 min readRead 
ImpactModern Ghana
Debate Innovation's triumph: empowering Ghana's youth through debate
Coverage of our growing programme of school debates, and the students who have come through it.
6 min readRead