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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
Our goal is to encourage the exchange of intellectual ideas, promote critical thinking, and foster civil discourse, all while working towards the unity of the African continent.
Learn
Students learn to research a claim, structure an argument, and hold a room — skills that carry far beyond the debate floor.
Evolve
The program covers a wide range of topics, including politics, social issues, economics, and more. It is open and accessible to all.
See it for yourself
A debate in motion
Footage from our tournaments — the rounds, the rebuttals, and the moment the result lands.
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.
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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