1. 4-H Ghana Youth Development Program

2. 4-H GHANA

3. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
Purpose of LEAD Contests
How to Host a LEAD Contest
General Advancing Rules
General Contest Rules
Club Meeting Contest
Debate Contest
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4. FUTURE VISION The LEAD Contests will continue to grow and evolve
Only two of the national and regional contest events will be held this year – Club Meeting & Debate
You can host any LEAD contest that you want at the local level.
Changes and modifications will be posted at
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5. Purpose of LEAD Contests
LEADERSHIP; Contests focused on life skills related to leadership help ensure that ethical public speaking.
EDUCATION; Contests focused on livelihood skills are able to empower students to be confident
DEVELOPMENT; Contests focused on gender awareness engages students in problem-solution thinking to become influential in the continued success, development and growth of their community and country.
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6. How to Host a LEAD Contest
Contact the schools interested in competing
Select a date for the LEAD Contests
Select a venue large enough to host (Be aware of multiple events at the same time)
Read through and understand all of the rules
Arrange for all of the judges (GES, MOFA, Alumni Volunteer Network Members)
Collect the supplies needed
Ensure “ON TIME” program running from start to finish
Prepare the judges for scoring rubrics. (Training a few hours before the contest)
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7. General Advancing Rules
All LEAD Contests shall conform with the National LEAD Contest rules.
Winners are eligible to participate only in the next succeeding level.
Each Club is allowed two participants and teams per contest .
The first and second place participant or team will advance to the next level.
If there is no Circuit competition held, each club is allowed to attend the District competition.
The first and second place participants or teams in each contest at the District LEAD Contests will advance to the Regional competition.
The first place participants or teams in each contest at the Regional LEAD Contests will advance to the National competition.
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8. General Contest Rules Rules and Events Updates: www.4hghana.org
Eligibility: Participants on a LEAD team must all be students at the same school or community clubs
Participation: No team or individual may register for a LEAD Contest unless accompanied by an advisor or community member
Participants: No substitutions will be permitted for certain contests
Non-Participants: Non-judging observers will be permitted only upon approval
Disqualification: Participants talking during or between contest
Awards: Awards are to be decided by the LEAD Contest coordinator at each level.
Miscellaneous: Participants are urged to come prepared for the event regardless of the weather conditions.

9. Club Meeting LEAD Contest Rules
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10. Purpose
To introduce 4-H members to parliamentary procedure while learning how to conduct efficient meetings and build their communication skills.
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate correct use of 4-H opening ceremony.
Demonstrate a chapter meeting with debate and parliamentary motions.
Demonstrate correct use of 4-H closing ceremony.
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11. Why? To showcase how to properly run a meeting.
Clubs should already be doing this.
To build confidence in students.
To provide a way for students to gain skills in public speaking and critical thinking.
To begin learning how to properly use parliamentary procedure.
Applicable to many careers and community events in the future.
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12. Eligibility Members in good standing (4-H club in Ghana).
Each club may enter one Club Meeting team at the first level of local competition (Circuit or District, whichever comes first).
Props or equipment are not to be used in this LEAD Contest.
A participant will not be permitted to use notes while speaking, deductions in scoring may be made
All participants are required to wear their official school uniform when delivering their speech.
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13. Levels of Competition
All circuit, district, and regional LEAD Contests shall be conducted alike and conform with the national Club Meeting rules.
Winners are eligible to participate only in the next succeeding district, regional, and national LEAD Contests.
Each club is allowed one team to attend the Circuit level of competition if it is held.
The first and second place teams at the District Club Meeting LEAD Contest will advance to the regional Club Meeting finals.
The first place team at the regional Club Meeting LEAD Contest will advance to the national Club Meeting finals.
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14. General Club Meeting Contest Rules
Club Meeting, a team event, recognizes clubs that develop a working knowledge of parliamentary law and the ability to conduct a 4-H business meeting.
Evaluators will have up to 10 minutes to provide feedback, discuss, complete the rubric and write comments for participants.
The Club Meeting team will consist of six members including a president who will serve as the chair, a vice president, a secretary, a treasurer, organizer, and student advisor.
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15. Room Layout
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16. Opening Ceremonies Present them Accurately Present them with Pride
Must be memorized
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17. Meeting Debate Use Parliamentary Procedure New this year
Do not be afraid
Try to use just a few examples this year
Use the GUIDEBOOK to learn more about proper parliamentary procedure
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18. Meeting Debate Follow the agenda.
Minutes of previous meeting by secretary.
Treasurers report.
Reports of committees.
Unfinished or Old Business.
New Business.
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19. New Business A motion will be provided to debate. Eg.
“The ___________ 4-H club will host a district 4-H Lead Contest.”
A second from the floor is required.
Debate for and against the motion will then begin.
Use additional motions as shown in guidebook as your skill level allows.
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20. Obtaining The Floor The Chair (President) can not debate.
Floor Member rises and is acknowledged by the chair.
Does not speak unless recognized
Presents motion or debate.
Sits back down.
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21. Presenting A Motion Floor Member Rises
Recognized by the chair.
States “I move to ________________” or “I move that _________________”
“I move that the ___________ 4-H club will host a district 4-H Lead Contest.”
“I move to adjourn the meeting.”
“I move to have a 3 minute recess.”
All motions require a 2nd.
Floor member does not need to be recognized.
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22. First Year
Focus is on
Successful memorization and presentation of Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Debating the new business presented.
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23. Following Years
More emphasis will be given to using proper parliamentary procedure motions with the debate.
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24. Debate LEAD Contest Rules
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25. Purpose
To provide members of 4-H Ghana an opportunity to develop and demonstrate their ability to clearly communicate and defend their ideas and positions.
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26. Topic
 Each year a new topic will be chosen related to 4-H, Gender, Life and Livelihood skills, Health Education, Agriculture, or Community Development, refer to the website.
2017 “A new rule is being proposed preventing males from being the 4-H club president.”
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27. Eligibility
This LEAD Contest is open to students who are members in good standing of a registered 4-H club in Ghana.
Each club may enter one team of four students at the first level of local competition (Circuit or District, whichever comes first).
Props or equipment are not to be used in this LEAD Contest.
A participant will be permitted to use notes while speaking, but deductions in scoring may be made for this practice if it detracts from the effectiveness of the presentation.
All participants are required to wear their official school uniform, or if in a community club a 4-H T-shirt, when delivering their speech.
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28. Levels of Competition
All Circuit, District, and Regional LEAD Contests shall be conducted alike and conform with the National Debate rules.
Winners are eligible to participate only in the next succeeding District, Region, and National LEAD Contests.
Each Club is allowed one full team to attend the Circuit level of competition if it is held. The first and second place participant at the Circuit Debate LEAD Contest will advance to the District competition. If there is no Circuit competition held, each club is allowed one team to attend the District competition.
The first and second place teams at the District Debate LEAD Contest will advance to the Regional Club Meeting Finals.
The first place team at the Regional Debate LEAD Contest will advance to the National Debate Finals.
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29. Contest Rules and Guidelines
The debate team members must be 4-H club members in good standing.
4-H clubs may enter one team at the initial level of competition.
Each team of 4 students will be made of two sub teams of two students on the affirmative and two on the negative.
One team member shall give the affirmative (or negative) statement and the other member shall give the rebuttal, both will be engaged in cross examinations.
The selection of three or five judges will be the responsibility of staff organizing the contest.
Only team members who are to compete will be allowed in the holding room.
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30. Example Contest Green school brings 4 students
2 Affirmative and 2 Negative
Red School brings 4 students 1 2 3 4
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31. Example Contest Affirmative SUPPORTS the proposed change.
Negative is AGAINST the proposed change.
Example: A new law is proposed to forbid dowry for a bride to be married.
Affirmative would argue for the proposed law.
Negative would argue against the proposed law.
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32. Example Contest Action Item Affirmative Team Negative Team
Time Allowed
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT
4 minutes
NEGATIVE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT
5 minutes
NEGATIVE STATEMENT
AFFIRMATIVE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF NEGATIVE STATEMENT
REBUTTAL (CLOSING) STATEMENT by NEGATIVE
2 minutes
REBUTTAL (CLOSING) STATEMENT by AFFIRMATIVE
In the next round the Green school Negative would face the Red school Affirmative. (Ideally the same colored schools will not face each other twice.
Eg. The national contest may be:
NR, VR, GAR, AR, ER=
GARA v. NRN
NRA v. ERN
ERA v. ARN
ARA v. VRN
VRA v. GARN
A=Affirmative
N=Negative 1 1 2 3 4
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33. Contest Rules and Guidelines
The debate shall consist of six parts: (1) An affirmative statement with (2) negative cross-examination. (3) A negative statement with (4) affirmative cross- examination. (5) A rebuttal (closing statement) by the negative. (6) And ending with a rebuttal (closing statement) by the affirmative.
The contest procedure should be as follows: (1) Affirmative statement (4 minutes); (2) Negative cross- examination of affirmative (5 minutes); (3) Negative statement (4 minutes); (4) Affirmative cross-examination of negative (5 minutes); (5) Negative rebuttal (2 minutes) and (6) Affirmative rebuttal (2 minutes).
The order of team appearance shall be determined by the pre-debate drawing.
The topic of debate to be resolved will be known to all contestants before the debate.
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34. Key Parts Of The Debate.
ILL – Significant problems, harms or ills within the present system.
BLAME – Is the present system inherently responsible for the existence of the ills, what causes the ills?
CURE – Will the proposed change remove the ills of the present system?
COST – Are the disadvantages of the affirmative proposal significant? What are the tangible and unseen costs (not always money) of the cure?
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35. ILL
ILL: “Significant problems, harms or wills within the present system” or circumstance. There must be a felt difficulty with the present system or policy. For the advocate of change, the ill becomes a hunting ground for arguments that suggest the existing way of doing things results in serious internal problems or does not achieve certain important goals. For the defender of the present system, the ill issue becomes a place to look for arguments to deny the existence of harms or to minimize their significance.
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36. What would be the Ill of our proposal?
A new law is proposed to forbid dowry for a bride to be married.
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37. Blame
BLAME: Blame asks the question, “Is the present system inherently responsible for the existence of the ills?” The existence of certain problems or the failure to achieve certain goals does not necessarily mean that present policies have failed or that a new course of action is required. A totally new policy approach is warranted only if it can be shown that by its very nature the present system cannot overcome the problems or achieve the goals. Unless the inherent structure or philosophy of the present system is the cause of the continued existence of the ill, then minor adjustments or repairs within the present system can be made to alleviate the harm.
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38. Blame
With blame, the “advocate of change” is obligated to identify characteristics of the present policy which are inherent to its structure or philosophy and to demonstrate the ways in which they are causally related to the ills of that policy. The “opponent of change” may seek to deny that the alleged inherent characteristics are, in fact, fundamental to the present system and suggest minor, non-structural repairs or he may accept the characteristics as inherent and deny the causal link to the ill.
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39. What would be the Blame of our proposal?
A new law is proposed to forbid dowry for a bride to be married.
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40. Cure
CURE: The issue of cure asks the question, “Will the affirmative proposal (proposed change) remove the ills of the present system?” The cure issue shifts and focus of the analysis from a consideration of the existing policy to a consideration of the action proposed in the statement of the proposition. This identified a hunting ground for arguments growing out of the advocates’ obligation to outline a specific plan of action and to demonstrate how it will solve the specific ills and deal with the specific causal factors under consideration. Even if it can be demonstrated that a significant ill exists which is causally related to inherent features of the existing policies, a course of action which fails to guarantee a solution to the problem is not likely to be adopted.
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41. Cure
The cure issue provides a hunting ground for arguments that suggest the change in policy will or will not achieve its stated or implied objectives. Such considerations are crucial to the advocate of change since a course of action, which fails to solve the problems of existing policies, provides no solution at all. The action proposed must be matched precisely to the ill and blame analysis.
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42. What would be the Cures of our proposal?
A new law is proposed to forbid dowry for a bride to be married.
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43. Cost
The issue of cost asks the question: “Are the disadvantages of the affirmative proposal significant?” Any changes in policy will incur some cost, some disruption, and some social or material burden. The advocate of change is under a logical obligation to be prepared to demonstrate that the disadvantages of the proposed change are not so great as to outweigh any benefits. Frequently a course of action clearly cures a problem inherent in the present system but must be rejected because of its excessive social or material cost.
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44. Cost
By focusing on the noncure effects of the proposed action, the cost issue provides another hunting ground for arguments. The advocate of change in policy is logically obligated to respond to such arguments by denying their existence or by minimizing their importance. The case for a proposed course of action can be lost if it can be demonstrated that the cost of that action is more significant than the ill it is designed to cure.
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45. What would be the Costs of our proposal?
A new law is proposed to forbid dowry for a bride to be married.
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46. When To Use Each
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT – consists of Ill, Blame and Cure (4 minutes)
NEGATIVE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT (5 minutes) – focus on Ill, Blame and Cure.
NEGATIVE STATEMENT – consists of Ill, Blame and Cure (4 minutes)
AFFIRMATIVE CROSS-EXAMINATION OF NEGATIVE STATEMENT (5 minutes) - focus on Ill, Blame and Cure.
REBUTTAL (CLOSING) STATEMENT by NEGATIVE – This is a summary of I11, Blame, Cure and Cost. Cost should be “emphasized”. (2 minutes)
REBUTTAL (CLOSING) STATEMENT by AFFIRMATIVE – This is a summary of I11, Blame, Cure and Cost. Cost should be “emphasized”. (2 minutes)
Times stated are the maximum allowable time for each activity.
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47. Use the Guidebook Read all rules and instructions!
This first year may be difficult, but will reap great reward for participation.
Student pride
Student recognition
School recognition
Name in the newsletter
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48. THANK YOU
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