• Youth Icon’s Founder Nana Yaw Osei Dakwa (L) in a warm handshake with His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and Mr. Joel Bouzou, President of Peace and Sports International

  • School children in a cultural performance at the Ghana Schools for Peace Fiesta

  • Kadet mount gaurd of honour for mock Ghana President and UN Secretary General at Ghana Schools for Peace Fiesta

  • A screaming crowd of children and youth at the Ghana Schools Peace Fiesta

  • Participants proudly display their certificates after Kingian Nonvoilence training

  • Participants in a joyful mood after 2012 Kingian Nonvoilence training in Ghana

  • Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa(left) and Felix Sarpong in a pose with the Director of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy.

  • Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa and Felix Sarpong with Ambassador Gambari of the United Nations

  • Youth Icons Founder Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa with Noble Peace Price Nominee Richard J. Rapaport

  • Youth Icons Boss address the 5th International Peace and sport forum

  • YIG Founder (middle) in a dialoque with Nick Gates of Coaches across Continents and Mr francis tia

  • Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa addresses a forum

  • Kingian Nonviolence trainees in a group photo after historic trainee program

  • Check out youth Icons!!!! thats what these participants seem to say.

  • Youth Icons Founder in a chat with two greats of kingian Nonviolence, legend bernard Lafayette Jr in cap and Dr Paul Bueno

  • Nana presents his award to Nonviolence living Legend Dr Bernard Lafayette Jr.

  • Nana Darkwa doing a presentation on Youth Icons during the workshop

  • Graduation day. nana picks up his certificate and gets warm handshakes

  • Youth Icons Founder briefs H.E. John Mahama on Youth Icons and the Ghana Reads Campaign project.

  • Youth Icons founder at the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies of the University of Rhode Island USA.

  • Youth Icons Executives with Council members of City Mount Vernon USA.

  • They made it happen. Young people committed to championing peace and nonviolence.

  • Peace for all. 1Ghana Peace Project.

  • Leadership by example. YIG founder leads the 1Ghana Peace Walk in Accra.

  • His Excellency the Vice President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama welcomes Youth Icons Founder Nana Yaw Osei-Darkwa to his office. Icon Obour looks on.

  • Executive team of Youth Icons Ghana and USA

  • Executive Icon Obour and Vice President Mahama

  • Executive Icon and Peace ambassador Obour treats children to peace songs. Children cry for peace concert

  • Dedicated team of Youth Icons with the Chief and leaders of the Mamprusi community in Bawku

  • 1 Ghana Peace Project Final Concert

  • Building bridges of peace and friendship through sports. Nana Darkwa and National Football star John Paintsil

Our foremost goal is to inspire and empower African youth to inform themselves about the challenges that awaits them in their lifetimes and take action to address them.