Ms. Ohenewaa Constance Ankoma, a teacher by profession and the Executive Director of Erudite Women’s Empowerment Foundation, has been selected among the three representatives from Ghana to partake in the third edition of the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership in Cairo, Egypt, from May, 31 to June 17, 2022 under the slogan, ‘Non- Aligned Youth and South- South Cooperation’, under the auspices of His Excellency Present Abdel Fattah Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership is a highly competitive fellowship programme spearheaded by the Arab Republic of Egypt to strengthen the role of youth through the provision of all forms of support, rehabilitation, and training to produce highly talented emerging leaders in different fields and skill sets.73 countries worldwide have their representatives in the 2022 Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership.
“Obviously, the Egyptian government and the team at the Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership do understand that there is the need to equip young people with the relevant skillset and resources to enable them contribute to the socio-economic development of the world” –Ms. Ohenewaa Constance Ankoma.
After the fellowship programme, Ohenewaa has plans to partner with the Ghana Education Service to roll out a project that will help boost the capacity and confidence of in-school girls to venture into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) related fields. She asserts that women can thrive in male-dominated fields; they only need the right skills and opportunities to bridge the existing inequality gap. She therefore invites like-minded organisations and institutions for partnership to make the project see the light of the day.
She also intends to use the skills, knowledge and resources acquired from the programme to strengthen the capacity of her team to better enable them to promote the leadership and inclusion of girls and young women in decision-making processes at all levels, which happens to be the ultimate goal of their ongoing She Leads Project.
We applaud Ohenewaa and her team for their efforts to empower women and girls in underserved communities in Ghana through the Erudite Women’s Empowerment Foundation (EWEF), and for representing Ghana on this global platform.
One for All, All for One!
EWEF!…Making Every Girl Count!
She Leads, We Gain!
Long live EWEF!
Long live Ghana!!
Long live Egypt!
Long live Nasser Fellowship for International Leadership!
Source: https://www.eruditewef.org/
