Episode #72
(Season 4;
Ep.7):
Time with the
West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)
Season 4 is STILL on the theme of
“making money for Africa”.
We commenced
the Season unpacking the nitty-gritty of the Creative Economy, and concluded
that Film, more than any other cog
in the Creative Economy wheel, was probably the most dominant within that
Economy. In episode 2, we appreciated how, if managed properly, Sports could
become the biggest employer in Ghana, the sub region, and the Continent.
In episode 3,
we started to treat the all-important topic of customer service, concluding
that, Ghana can achieve an “insanely customer-centric culture” as seen in the
West, but it takes exposure and training of frontline staff to do that.
In episode 4,
we concluded that East Africa continues to rise, while episode 5 helped
demystify Africa’s agriculture under the AU’s flagship programme of CAADP,
concluding that issues around Agribusiness and nutrition will dominate
discussions around Agriculture after the 12th CAADP Partnership
Platform meeting that was held in Accra mid-April. Last week in episode 6, we piggy-backed
on the *UNCTAD E-Commerce week* that took place from 18-22 April concluding
the show on Cyber-crime with the shocking conclusion that Ghana’s Cyber-awareness
is at a shockingly low threshold.
This week, we
spend time with the Accra-based West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI),
which is no stranger to Africa in Focus.
We ask two
major questions:
First, WACSI
has issued a number of recent publications that merit significant discussion.
What is the rationale behind the books?
Secondly, now
that the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drug policy is over,
whither the centrality of WACSI’s support for civil society activism on drug
policy in West Africa? WACSI was instrumental back in February 2015 in
convening the West Africa Commission on Drugs to join the rest of civil society
in the region to begin unpacking CSO responses to drug policy.
What does the
future hold for WACSI post-UNGASS, and what are some of its upcoming activities
we should look out for?
Join us if
you can at 2.05pm on 27 April, 2016.
Call us on the following numbers
+233(0)289.000.931
Guest in the studio:
ØIsaac Hubert Arthur, Head of Knowledge Management, WACSI
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