By Benjamin A.\u00a0Commey, GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n
Accra, Jan. 10, GNA \u2013 The Africa Future Leaders Institute of Global Affairs (AFLIGA) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Ghana Chapter have\u00a0entered into\u00a0a strategic, multi-dimensional partnership aimed at strengthening the capacity of women and young girls across Ghana and the wider African region.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The partnership brings together AFLIGA\u2019s strengths in entrepreneurship and leadership development, digital learning, research, and policy engagement with AWLN\u2019s extensive grassroots networks, gender advocacy leadership, and pan-African reach.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Together, the two institutions seek to unlock new pathways for women\u2019s empowerment, with a particular focus on young women in secondary and tertiary institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One of the first joint programmes under consideration is a nationwide Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship and Leadership Capacity Initiative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2019s 16 regions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2019s participation in the economy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
She noted that the initiative will help young women translate ideas into\u00a0viable\u00a0enterprises and contribute meaningfully to local and national development.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, the Executive Director of AFLIGA, also welcomed the partnership, describing it as a \u201ctimely and strategic\u201d alliance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
He highlighted the African Women in Global Leadership Summit (AWGLS) as one of the flagship initiatives under the partnership.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to him, the summit would serve as a high-level convening platform bringing together\u00a0emerging\u00a0and\u00a0established\u00a0female leaders from across Africa and the diaspora to deepen leadership capacity in diplomacy and global affairs, governance, peacebuilding, and corporate management.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr. Dei-Tumi added that the partnership underscored Africa\u2019s evolving role in global politics and development, while fostering intergenerational mentorship, policy dialogue, and collaboration among women leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs 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,\u201d\u00a0 the\u00a0two institutions said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n
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