By Benjamin A. Commey, GNA
Accra, Jan. 10, GNA – The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana Chapter have entered into a strategic, multi-dimensional partnership aimed at strengthening the capacity of women and young girls across Ghana and the wider African region.
The partnership brings together AFLIGA’s strengths in entrepreneurship and leadership development, digital learning, research, and policy engagement with AWLN’s extensive grassroots networks, gender advocacy leadership, and pan-African reach.
Together, the two institutions seek to unlock new pathways for women’s empowerment, with a particular focus on young women in secondary and tertiary institutions.
Under the collaboration, AFLIGA and AWLN Ghana plan to expand opportunities for women by advancing entrepreneurship, leadership excellence, financial inclusion, and meaningful participation in national and continental development processes.
The partnership is already shaping a suite of high-impact initiatives designed to nurture a new generation of confident, skilled, and economically empowered African women.
One of the first joint programmes under consideration is a nationwide Women’s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Capacity Initiative.
The programme is expected to provide young women with foundational business training, mentorship, digital skills, and pathways to financial inclusion, helping to address youth unemployment while promoting sustainable women-led enterprises across Ghana’s 16 regions.
Speaking on the partnership, Dr. Charity Binka, the Country Head of AWLN Ghana, said equipping young women early with practical entrepreneurial competencies was critical to reducing unemployment and strengthening women’s participation in the economy.
She noted that the initiative will help young women translate ideas into viable enterprises and contribute meaningfully to local and national development.
Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, the Executive Director of AFLIGA, also welcomed the partnership, describing it as a “timely and strategic” alliance.
He highlighted the African Women in Global Leadership Summit (AWGLS) as one of the flagship initiatives under the partnership.
According to him, the summit would serve as a high-level convening platform bringing together emerging and established female leaders from across Africa and the diaspora to deepen leadership capacity in diplomacy and global affairs, governance, peacebuilding, and corporate management.
Dr. Dei-Tumi added that the partnership underscored Africa’s evolving role in global politics and development, while fostering intergenerational mentorship, policy dialogue, and collaboration among women leaders.
Both institutions noted that the collaboration reflected a long-term commitment to building a strong pipeline of African women leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, innovators, and civic actors.
“As the partnership continues to evolve, AFLIGA and AWLN Ghana will introduce innovative programmes, fellowships, mentorship platforms, and capacity-building interventions aligned with their shared vision of an Africa where women lead boldly, ethically, and inclusively,” the two institutions said.
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Kenneth Odeng Adade