In a bid to foster economic empowerment and advancement for women in Nigeria, the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Nigeria Chapter has held its annual National Summit themed “Positioning Women for Economic Takeoff in the 21st Century” on Saturday April 6, 2024, at the grand Marriott Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. The summit, spearheaded by…

To: Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ghana; Ghana Police Service; Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ghana; Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ghana; and Ministry of Education, Ghana. We, the members of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network urgently petition for the immediate intervention and prohibition of the early…

On Monday 25th March, the Young African Women Congress Network, Ghana Chapter paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) in Ghana, Dr Edwin Alfred Provençal.  The purpose of the visit was to commend him and his company for the amazing work they are doing to enhance…

The move by the Gambian Parliament to vote on a bill repealing the ban against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) adopted in 2015 is very worrisome and the YAWC Network in solidarity with other Female Rights Activists and organizations is condemning this action in the strongest terms. Adoption of this bill will water down the significant…

The Young African Women Congress Network, Ghana Chapter has paid a courtesy call on the Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office, Commissioner of Police Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah at her office in Accra. The YAWC Network delegation which was led by the Ghana Chapter President, Matilda Hammond was warmly received by the…

A Delegation from the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor of University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) in Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana, Professor R.K. Amankwah, on Wednesday, 13th March, 2023 in his office at UMaT, Tarkwa. The purpose of the visit was to discuss…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network is set to embark on a 20-day advocacy campaign against Female Genital Mutilation themed “Do Not Cut Her”, from Wednesday 21st February to Monday 11th March, 2024. Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting, is defined as the partial or total removal…

A delegation from the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has paid a courtesy call on the His Excellency Henry J. Omaku (fcim) at the Nigeria High Commission in Freetown Sierra Leone on Monday 21st August, 2024. Mr Daniel Osei Tuffuor, the Executive Chairperson of the Young African Women Congress Network who led the delegation…

The Office of the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone has signed a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Young African Women Congress Network to host the 7th Annual Continental Convocation of the Young African Women Congress. The MOU was signed on Friday, 18th August 2023, at the State House in Freetown,…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has held a fruitful partnership meeting with the First Lady of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Fatima Maada Bio at the Sierra Leonean national capital, Freetown. The purpose of the meeting was to finalise the discussion on the partnership agreement between the Office of the First Lady of Sierra…

The Young African Women Congress 2023 Annual Continental Convocation which was scheduled to be held in Accra, Ghana from 17th to 21st September has been postponed and a new venue announced. In a statement signed by the Executive Chairperson, Daniel Osei Tuffuor, the new date for the congress is now from 20th to 24th November,…

The Young African Women Congress Network, Sierra Leone Chapter accompanied by the Executive Chairperson for the Network globally, Mr. Daniel Osei Tuffuor has paid a courtesy call on the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency Mrs Fatima Maada Bio in her office in Free Town. Ms. Michaela Y. Kargbo, Esq, the…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has set up Global Committees to enable the network to achieve its set objectives. The committees and its members are as follows:     GLOBAL PROJECT AND CAMPAIGNS Name: JOYCELINE NEBA Country: Cameroon Position:  Chairperson   Name: SENAM KLOMEGAH Country: Ghana Position: Secretary   Name: ASANA PEGOBELGO…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC), a Pan-African women’s convention is set to host the 2023 Annual Continental Convocation in Accra, Ghana from 17th to 21st September. This was contained in a release by YAWC Management. Since its inception in 2016, the Young African Women Congress has impacted thousands of young women of African descent…

The leadership of the Young African Women Congress Network (YAWC) Ghana Chapter has paid a courtesy call on Reverend Akua Ofori Boateng, a commissioner of the electoral commission of Ghana. In attendance were the President of the YAWC Network Ghana chapter Lady Matilda Hammond, Media Liaison officer Ms. Janet Smith and Ms. Janet Cobbina, a…

The School of Women and Gender Studies at the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda is partnering Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network for the upcoming sub-regional session of the young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2023 which is scheduled for April 2 to 5, 2023 in Kampala Uganda. This was contained in tweet on the official…

In a bid to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th of March 2023, the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network, Nigeria Chapter organised a free skill acquisition training for women tagged “A SKILLFUL WOMAN IS AN EMPOWERED WOMAN” at Awoyaya in Lagos State. The training started at 12:00noon anchored by Mrs. Mary Adebote, the…

The Leadership of the Young African Women Congress Network Nigeria, headed by the President Mrs. Eunice Emmanuel, a platform set up for Women’s Empowerment for Sustainable Development, has stepped up effort to sensitize the Nigerian women and populace about the need to be conscious in choosing the right leadership to lead them through a free…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has sworn into office the Global and National Chapter Leaders of the Network. The virtual event took place yesterday 21st February, 2023 at 1600hrs GMT via zoom. The ceremony which was called to order by the Chairperson of the YAWC Network Council, Mr. Daniel Osei Tuffuor had…

Ruth Jemutai Rop, a Kenyan Lawyer based in Nairobi has been declared winner of the just ended Vice Presidential contest in the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Global Elections. She unseats Ghana’s Evelyn Oye Lamptey who was the inaugural Vice President of the pan-African women’s global group. Ms Rop will work closely with Jacqueline Nyapendi…

Uganda’s Jacqueline Nyapendi has been declared winner of the just ended Global elections of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network. This will be her second and last term in office as the Global President of the leading pan-African women’s network. It must be recalled that after the restructuring of the network in the year…

The Elections Committee of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has declared the winners of the just ended Global Elections that sought to elect the Global President and the Global Vice President of the Network. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairperson of the Elections Committee, Dr Wirba Stephanie Kininla. Below…

Subject: Filing of Application   Individuals aspiring for the positions of Global President and Global Vice President should send their applications together with their curriculum vitae to the Chairperson of Elections Committee via wkininla@yahoo.com latest 09/02/2023  12 mid night GMT   Vetting to be done by the elections committee     Nominees are allowed to…

The Elections Committee of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has released the Timetable for the Network’s Global elections. This was contained in a brief statement signed by the Chairperson of the Elections Committee, Dr Wirba Stephanie Kininla. According to the statement, prospective aspirants for the positions of Global President and the Vice President…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has appointed Dr Wirba Stephanie Kininla as the Chairperson of the Elections Committee of the YAWC Network in accordance with Article 14 clause 1(d) which states, “The YAWC Network Council shall form an Elections Committee to conduct the elections for the Global President and Global Vice-President.” Wirba…

Josephine Ndirias Lengipis has been appointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council as President of Kenya Chapter of the pan-African women’s network. She takes over from Ruth Jemutai Rop, Esq who has been the leader of the country’s Chapter since 2018. Ms Ndirias Lengipis is a passionate social worker with well demonstrated…

Michaela Kargbo, Esq has been appointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council, as President of the YAWC Network, Sierra Leone Chapter. She takes over from Naimeh N.J. Ishmail who has been in office since 2019. Michaela Ya-Alimamy Kargbo is a recently called Barrister and Solicitor of the Superior Court of Sierra Leone….

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has reappointed Lindah Atim as the President for the Uganda Chapter of the YAWC Network for another two-year term. This will be her second term in office as the leader of the East African country’s chapter of the pro women network. Lindah Atim is a seasoned banker with…

Vivian Yaa-Serwa Akoto has been appointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council to lead the Liberia Chapter of the Network as President. She takes over the baton from Genevie Babygirl Johnson who has been the Chapter’s President since 2017. Vivian Yaa-Serwa Akoto is an anti-corruption practitioner and is currently the Programme Assistant…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has appointed Ms Matilda Hammond as President of the YAWC Network, Ghana Chapter. She will be the third President for the Chapter since the Network’s inception in 2016. She takes over from Rebecca Colecraft who has been the president since October 2020. Ms Hammond is a Business…

Rosaline Obah has been reappointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council as President of the Network’s National Chapter for Cameroon. This will be her second tenure as leader of the Central African country’s Chapter of the pro women’s network.

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has appointed Eunice Emmanuel (Mrs) as the President of the Network’s National Chapter for Nigeria. She takes over from Mary Ogundimu who has been the President of the pan-African women’s network for the country’s Chapter since the last four years.

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has paid a courtesy on the eminent Professor PLO Lumumba of Kenya on Friday 27th May, 2022 in his Law Chambers, the Lumumba and Lumumba Advocate in Nairobi, Kenya. The visit which was on the sidelines of the just ended East Africa subregional session of the Young African…

Prof. Sarah Ssali, an Associate Prof. and Dean at the School of Women and Gender Studies, and the Director Centre of Excellence in Notions of Identity at Makerere University is set to deliver the keynote at the East African session of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2022. The congress which is scheduled to take…

The Young African Women Congress Council Chair who doubles as the Executive Director for the ExLA Group, Daniel Osei Tuffuor together with the YAWC team in Kenya paid a courtesy call on the Chief Administrative Secretary (Deputy Minister) of Public Services and Gender at the State Department of Gender in Nairobi, Kenya. After briefing her…

The Chairperson of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council, Daniel Osei Tuffuor who doubles as the Executive Director of ExLA Group together with Josephine Ndirias, a member of the YAWC Network, Kenya Chapter paid a courtesy call on the 1st Deputy Speaker of the Kenya Senate Rt. Hon. Prof Margaret Kamar, at the…

The first woman Deputy Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, Hon. Prof. Margaret Jepkoech Kamar will be the Chairperson for the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2022, East African Session which is set to take place from 22nd to 25th May 2022 at the Kenya School of Government, Lower Kabete, Nairobi under the theme, “Network…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network is set to embark on a massive campaign against domestic violence in Africa. The campaign which is scheduled to begin from 24th April – 3rd May 2022 will see a number of activities under a the hashtag #StopDometicViolence. Key among the activities will be the massive sensitisation on…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has held an emergency meeting to discuss matters of domestic violence as they keep manifesting in the media on a daily basis. The meeting was to discuss rising matters and also find workable solutions for dealing with domestic violence across the continent. This was also at the backdrop…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC), an annual residential Pan-African women’s congregation is set to host an East African sub-regional session in Nairobi, Kenya in May this year. This was contained in a statement signed by the YAWC Network Council Chair, Mr Daniel Osei Tuffuor who doubles as the Executive Director for the ExLA Group,…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC), an annual Pan-African women’s congregation organised by the ExLA Group Gender Programme, a subsidiary of ExLA Group is set to take place this year in Accra, Ghana. The 5-day residential congress is scheduled from Sunday 22nd to Thursday 26th August, 2021 under the theme; “Africa: The Empowerment We Want”….

  The YAWC Network Uganda Chapter on the 8th March 2021 celebrated women’s day in a special way, by visiting the students of St Joseph’s Girls SSS Nsambya in Kampala. The team led by the Global President Ms. Jackie Nyapendi and the Vice president of the Ugandan Chapter Mrs. Aturinda Ireen Mutekanga were received at…

Happy New Month! Every new season comes along with great opportunities, and 2021 is no exception. While the year is quickly unfolding, nations are stretching beyond the norm to deal with the COVID-19 effects, pre and post-election matters, in addition to the various development goals. It’s a season where we hear words like; ” adjust…

Hate speech poses grave dangers for the cohesion of a democratic society, the protection of human rights and the rule of law. This kind of communication that is in speech, writing or behavior that attacks or uses pejorative or discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group of person is gradually eaten deep…

The YAWC NETWORK UGANDA CHAPTER on the 27th of February, 2021 paid a visit to East Kololo Primary School in Kampala. The Network was represented by the Chapter President Ms Linda Atim, and the Media Liaison Officer Ms Ayerango Stella. During this visit, the primary school pupils were offered mentorship and career guidance in preparation…

The Media Liaison Officer of YAWC Network -Liberia Chapter, Zoquay Beysolow-Konneh has been awarded the Best News Caster of Year 2019/2020 at the annual awards ceremony organized by the Press Union of Liberia on February 26, 2021. Madam Zoquay Beysolow-Konneh is a Senior Reporter and Newscaster of the State-Owned Radio, ELBC and Liberia National Television…

The YAWC Network Cameroon Chapter, represented by its Vice President, Ms. Violet Nyebe on February 25th 2021, was part of a second planning meeting on the upcoming and first ever All Women Peace Convention in Cameroon. The one-day planning meeting organized and sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Foundation, held in the Capital city…

The one-day planning meeting was sponsored by the Fredrick Ebert Stiftung (FES) Foundation and saw participants sharing their experiences while providing insight into how the peace convention could garner the needed attention and resources to bring lasting peace within the country among the various factions.

Quality leadership advocates and women empowerment powerhouse, ExLA Group celebrates its 10th Anniversary in the year 2021 with some impressive achievements which includes a firm representation in 7 countries on the African continent. The theme for the Anniversary is “Leadership”. This is borne out of ExLA Group’s strong belief that Africa’s transformation can only be…

YAWC Network Liberia Chapter on today held a day-long Christmas outreach at the Christian Relief Ministry, a local orphanage and underprivileged home in Duport Road- Paynesville, Liberia. As part of the day’s event, members of the organization donated food and non-food items to the Management of  the Institution ahead of the Christmas celebration. Items donated…

ExLA Group, a leadership-based organisation in Ghana, has reiterated its belief in the people of Ghana to maintain its enviable status as a peaceful country no matter the outcome of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. In a statement signed by the Executive Director, Mr. Daniel Osei Tuffuor, the organisation’s stance is based on the…

I bring you greetings from YAWC Network Global Office. I trust that you are keeping well and safe. As we approach the end of the year 2020, we want to thank you for journeying with us.  As YAWC Network, we continue to stay true to our objectives as we grow even stronger and stay active. I…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network is set to embark on a rigorous campaign against gender-based violence dubbed “16 Days Activism against Gender-Based Violence”. The campaign which is in line with UN’s annual period of global activism against Gender-BasedViolence under the 2020 UNiTE Campaign Theme: “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” will begin…

The Global Leadership of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network has held an extraordinary virtual leadership summit to discuss the ongoing Anglophone crisis in Cameroon. This followed a request by the leadership of the Cameroon Chapter to the YAWC Network Council to intervene in the crisis following recent killings of school children, believed to…

Nyanquellah Livingstone is a member of the YAWC Network, Liberia Chapter. She is a Nurse, Mental Health Clinician and an Evangelist. Livingstone runs a Non-profit Organization named ‘Raising Godly Generation’ in Liberia. The organization aims to support substance abusers, street children, people with mental health problems and disadvantaged women and girls in the community. Raising…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Leadership will hold an extraordinary summit to discuss the on-going crises in the two Anglophone regions in Cameroon. This follows recent killings of children who were in school and it is believed to be related to a long standing misunderstanding between the regions. In a letter written to…

I bring you warm felicitations from the YAWC Network. I trust that you are well, and you continue to keep safe as we observe the COVID-19 health protocols. 2020 has been a unique and challenging year that required resilience and working SMART if one is to thrive. Whereas our economies experienced the high and low…

ExLA Group Gender Programme has announced the postponement of the 5th edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) to July 2021. The annual convocation, which was scheduled for July 2020 in Accra, Ghana was first postponed to December 2020 due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 which had hit the world including Ghana. The…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Global Leadership has held a meeting to discuss the current crises in Nigeria. The global meeting which took place virtually via Zoom and lasted for two (2) hours saw the participation of the YAWC Network Council Chair, the Global President and Vice President of YAWC Network and the…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Leadership will hold an emergency meeting to discuss matters arising in the famous ENDSARS protests. It has been widely reported with video evidence, the massacre of citizens who were peacefully demonstrating against Police brutality in recent times. The protest which has lasted for close to two weeks has…

Board Member of ExLA Group and Managing Director for Secure Pensions Trust Ltd in Ghana, Madam. Carol Annang has charged newly elected and appointed leaders of the restructured Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network to use their positions to ascertain the real issues confronting women on the ground and mobilise the needed support beyond perceived…

The Chair of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council, Mr. Daniel Osei Tuffuor has backed the Global President and all Executives at various levels of leadership within the Network to take advantage of the positions they have been elected or appointed to, to improve the lots of African women in their various countries…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council, the highest decision making body of the YAWC Network, has on Friday 25th September, 2020 at 14:00GMT sworn into office, its first Global President and Vice President. The virtual ceremony took place on a Zoom platform in the presence of all the seven Chapter Presidents and their…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has re-appointed Ruth Jemutai Rop as President for the Kenya Chapter of the Network, in accordance with Article 16(1b) of the YAWC Network Constitution. Ruth’s position is crucial as the network seeks to impact our society and the world at large. She is expected to mobilize more…

An Air Traffic Controller at Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and a member of the YAWC Network – Ghana Chapter, Evelyn Oye Lamptey (Mrs.) has won a keenly contested election to become the first Global Vice-President of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network. She got the nod over her colleague from Liberia, Mamuna M….

Ms. Jacqueline Nyapendi, a Human Capital Business Partner in Stanbic Bank, Uganda and former President of YAWC Network – Uganda Chapter has emerged as the first Global President of the YAWC Network after her bid in a well-organised election. As Global President, Ms. Jacqueline Nyapendi will be at the fore-front of major initiatives of the…

20th September, 2020 The Elections Committee of Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network is pleased to announce the outcome of the elections for Global President and Global Vice President. The elections which were held online, on the 19th of September, 2020 from 10:30 to 23:59 GMT+1 had Ms. Jacqueline Nyapendi from Uganda Chapter contesting unopposed…

18th September, 2020. Sequel to the Call for Nominations of Global President and Global Vice President of Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network, the Committee is pleased to announce that a member from the Uganda Chapter Ms Jacqueline Nyapendi has emerged as the sole nominee for the position of Global President after successfully going through…

Deadline for nominations: 17th September, 2020 Do you know that YAWC Network is one of the most powerful and relevant Networks for Women Development? That is not all! YAWC Network is also a fraternity of young women of African descent living in Africa and the diaspora who seek to be empowered and be themselves, changemakers…

Deadline for nominations: 15th September, 2020 Have you ever heard about Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network? Do you know that YAWC Network is one of the most powerful and relevant Networks for Women Development? That is not all! YAWC Network is also a fraternity of young women of African descent living in Africa and…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has formed a seven-member Election Committee in accordance with Article 15 section 1c of the YAWC Network Constitution, to elect the Global President and Vice President for the YAWC Network. The position for the Global president and vice shall be for a two-year term period and renewed…

Naimeh Ada Jeredeen Ishmail has been appointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network council as the President of the YAWC Network, Sierra Leone Chapter in accordance with Article 15 section 2 which elaborates the eligibility of a person to be a Chapter President. Naimeh has always been poised for action and successful in…

Lindah Atim has been appointed by the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network council as the new President of the YAWC Network, Uganda Chapter. Lindah’s nomination was stirred up through her active participation in the Network as well as her state of being in good standing as a member of the YAWC Network. She is…

Cynthia Kaminta has been appointed as the Executive Secretary for the YAWC Network secretariat in accordance with Article 14 of the YAWC Network constitution, which enjoins the network to establish the Global Secretariat (referred to as the ‘Secretariat) as the administrative body of the network internationally, with the Executive Secretary being the chief administrative officer…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network Council has appointed Rebecca Colecraft as the new President for YAWC Network, Ghana Chapter in accordance with Article 16(1b) of the YAWC Network Constitution. Rebecca’s position is crucial as the network has set out to create real impact in our society. She is expected to lead the country’s…

The YAWC Network Council has re-appointed Genevie Babygirl Johnson (Mrs) as the President of Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network, Liberia Chapter in accordance with the constitution of the pro-women movement for the next two years. Her re-appointment is stemmed from the fact that she exhibited astuteness in mobilizing and leading members of the country’s…

Mary Ogundimu has been re-appointed by the YAWC Network Council to Lead the Nigeria Chapter of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network for another two year term. Having led the Chapter since 2018, her contribution has strengthened the Network in the country. It is for this reason that the council has given her another…

Uwaila Vera Omozuwa, a student of UNIBEN in Nigeria who was raped and killed in church will find the justice she deserves even after her death. The death of Uwa came as a shock and a disheartening one as such, judging from how she was cruelly murdered. As the case was followed up by the…

The YAWC Network Council has appointed Ms. Rosaline Akweba Obah as President of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network, Cameroon Chapter for the next two years. This appointment is in accordance with Article 16(1b) of the YAWC Network Constitution which states that “The President and the Vice President shall be appointed by the YAWC…

The YAWC Network Council, the highest decision-making body of the YAWC Network, in accordance with Article 12, Clause 2 (a) of the 2020 Constitution of the YAWC Network, has dissolved the leadership of the various National Chapters across the Continent thus Chapter Presidents, their Deputies and other officers. This was announced at the Council’s meeting…

ExLA Group Gender Programme in collaboration with its partners specifically, STAR-Ghana Foundation; IGRED; Bambu Centre; Ministry of Gender; Children & Social Protection and Economic Fighters League wishes to announce to its cherished fraternity and the general public, the extension of its vibrant “40-Day Campaign Against Rape”. The campaign which was set in motion to deal…

ExLA Group Restructures Its YAWC Network  ExLA Group wishes to announce to the general public, the restructuring of the biggest Pan-African women’s network in Africa, the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) Network. This is in line with the objectives of the annual Young African Women Congress (YAWC), a flagship programme by the gender unit of…

Courtesy Call On Gender Minister  The Executive Director of ExLA Group, Mr. Daniel Osei Tuffuor together with his Executive Assistant, Mr. Klinsman Boateng paid a working visit to the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection of the the Republic Ghana, Hon. Cynthia Mamle Morrison at the Ministry yesterday, on behalf of ExLA Group. The…

Prof. Margaret Kamar, Kenyan Legislator to Deliver The Keynote At YAWC 2019 A Kenyan Senator for the Uasin Gishu County and 1st Chairperson of The Senate Speakers Panel, Prof. Margaret Jepkoech Kamar will deliver the Keynote Address at the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019 scheduled to take place from 21st to 25th July, 2019…

Book Your Stand for Exhibition at YAWC 2019 The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019 is opened for Exhibition to all marketers, entrepreneurs and business owners who are looking for a reliable platform to showcase their goods and services and build networks for growth and expansion. The Exhibition which is dubbed, “Makola at YAWC 2019”…

Ghana’s Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei Opare To Be Honoured At YAWC 2019 The Chief of Staff of the Republic of Ghana, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei Opare has been nominated to be celebrated at the 4th Young African Women Congress (YAWC) which is set to take place in Accra, Ghana from 21st to 26th…

Ghana’s Gender Minister to Speak on the “Gender Ministers’ Panel” at Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019   The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection for the Republic of Ghana, Hon. Cynthia Morrison has been empanelled to speak at the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019 in July in Accra, Ghana. She will be…

Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019:  Liberia Gender Minister, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr to Speak Liberia’s Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr is set to speak at the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019 in July in Accra, Ghana. She will be on the special High Level Panel dubbed “Gender Ministers’…

Sell Your Project Story for Presentation at the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019  The YAWC team would like to inform all delegates of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2019 that the call for project stories for presentation at the congress in Accra, Ghana in July, 2019 is officially opened. All business owners, social…

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE  Having attended all the previous sessions of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) since its inception in 2016, Yaa Aduba Asare, a Ghanaian young woman was inspired by Dr Wangui Wa Goro (a Kenyan Scholar), the Keynote Speaker for YAWC 2017, who challenged participants to be confident in their capabilities…

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE. Her name is Adeyeye Moradeke Adetutu. She was a participant at the 2018 edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) from Nigeria and a Member of the YAWC-Network. She has founded a leading vibrant charity organisation by name Tutumade Adeyeye Foundation in the Southeast Nigeria. Over the past few…

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE. Her name is Adeyeye Moradeke Adetutu. She was a participant at the 2018 edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) from Nigeria and a Member of the YAWC-Network. She has founded a leading vibrant charity organisation by name Tutumade Adeyeye Foundation in the Southeast Nigeria. Over the past few…

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE. Her name is Adeyeye Moradeke Adetutu. She was a participant at the 2018 edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) from Nigeria and a Member of the YAWC-Network. She has founded a leading vibrant charity organisation by name Tutumade Adeyeye Foundation in the Southeast Nigeria. Over the past few…

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE. Her name is Adeyeye Moradeke Adetutu. She was a participant at the 2018 edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) from Nigeria and a Member of the YAWC-Network. She has founded a leading vibrant charity organisation by name Tutumade Adeyeye Foundation in the Southeast Nigeria. Over the past few…

To all our Mamas.  We cherish you so much. 

YOUNG AFRICAN WOMEN LEADING CHANGE. After being inspired and empowered at the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2018, Felicia Jacinta Ayambire who lives in the Oti Region of Ghana launched a “Back To School Project” in the Biakoye District. The main purpose of the project is get teenage mothers who dropped out of school as…

PRESS RELEASE|| ExLA GROUP GENDER PROGRAMME 08/03/2019|| ACCRA, GHANA INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: YOUNG WOMEN MUST LEAD – ExLA GROUP GENDER PROGRAMME  Today marks International Women’s Day under the theme, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change” and ExLA Group Gender Programme joins hands with the rest of the world to say #BalanceforBetter. As we celebrate,…

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC), an annual residential Pan-African women’s congregation organised by the ExLA Group under the umbrella of the ExLA Group Gender Programme (EGGP) is set to take place this year in Accra, Ghana. The 5-day congress is scheduled from 21st to 25th July, 2019 under the theme; “Grassroots Mobilisation for Women’s…

The third edition of the annual Young African Women Congress (YAWC) held at the University of Ghana, in Accra has come to a successful end. The congress which lasted a 5-day span from Sunday 22nd to Thursday 26th July, 2018 witnessed participation from seven countries on the African continent with varied boardroom and outdoor activities….

Africa undoubtedly is on the path to growth and development with high rates of economic advancements. However, this growth seems to have had adverse effects on the general wellbeing of inhabitants of the continent. Unemployment is increasing by the day, urban poverty is on the ascendancy and wider gender gaps are emanating. This reveals that…

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP) of the Republic of Ghana has declared its participation in the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2017 scheduled for 23 – 27 July, 2017 in Accra, Ghana. This was in a statement by the Chief Director of the Ministry, Mr. Kwesi Armo-Himbson when ExLA Group paid a working visit to…

ExLA Group Gender Programme is pleased to announce to all stakeholders and the general public that the Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Ms. Clare Akamanzi, will deliver the keynote address for the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2017 scheduled for July 23 – 27, 2017 in Accra, Ghana. She will speak…

PRESS RELEASE|| ExLA GROUP GENDER PROGRAMME 25TH MAY, 2017 | ACCRA-GHANA AU DAY: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR DEMOGRAPHY- ExLA GROUP “How does a society hope to transform itself if it shoots itself in the foot by squandering more than half of its capital investment? The truth of the matter is that societies that recognise the real…

ExLA Group is pleased to announce to all major stakeholders and the general public, the opening of registration for the second edition of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) scheduled to take place from 23rd to 27th July, 2017 in Accra, Ghana. The congress is under the theme, “Harnessing Africa’s Demographic Dividend; The Case for…

The Excellent Leadership Group (ExLA Group) paid a courtesy call on the Colombian Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Mrs. Claudia Turbay Quintero on Friday 20th November, 2015. The purpose of the visit was to express appreciation to H.E.  for honouring the invitation to be at the ExLA Awards 2015 held on 24th October, 2015 at La…

Madam Chairperson, Management of ExLA Group, Fellow Promoters of YAWC 2016 members of the media, Ladies and Gentlemen. I deem it a great honour to be invited to deliver a speech in solidarity with the Young African Women Congress (YAWC 2016). We live in an era where we have come to realize the immense contributions…