As part of activities to mark this year's African Union Anti-Corruption Day (AUACD), the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is intensifying its campaign to empower young people across the country to lead the charge against corruption.

AUACD, celebrated annually on July 11, since the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) in 2003, reinforces the continent’s commitment to transparency, justice, and collective action.

This year’s commemoration focuses on the AU’s theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.”

Since 2018, GACC has collaborated with key stakeholders to mark the day through citizen engagement, outreach, and education, with a special focus on young people.

For 2025, the Coalition is expanding its reach to 40 districts across all 16 regions. With support from the Hewlett Foundation, GACC is using both physical and digital platforms, including schools, churches, mosques, community centres, and media, to encourage civic participation, foster integrity, and promote whistleblowing.

“Young people are often disproportionately affected by corruption. It limits their access to quality education, job opportunities, and public services, while eroding trust in systems meant to serve them. Yet, they also represent one of the most powerful forces for positive change,” according to GACC.

GACC aims to nurture a new generation of accountable leaders by urging Ghanaian youth to commit to a 3Rs: "Resist, Reject, and Report" corruption.

The Coalition is calling on families, schools, faith groups, civil society, and the media to stand in solidarity with young people as they champion transparency and justice.

Among last year's activities, GACC’s Local Accountability Networks (LANets) equipped 27,667 young people, many of them first-time voters, with tools to identify and resist election-related corruption.

The outreach spanned 33 districts in 14 regions, reaching students in 40 senior high schools, 24 junior high schools, and three vocational institutions. These interactive sessions, according to GACC, provided safe spaces for young people to learn, discuss, and take action.