Each year Women Changemakers for Education celebrates International Women’s Day. This year, with the theme “Inspire Inclusion”, we supported 10 IWD proposals from both Fellows and Alumnae, a 50% + increase from 2023! These IWD activities have key purposes of heightening awareness, generating local community and institutional support, and training in practical skills. This year’s highlight events of Cohort 2 Alumnae included:
Nana Ama Boa Amponsem’s Think Education Foundation offered the “IWD Safe and Inclusive Micro-grant” to Oxford Grammar school in rural northern Ghana. By placing the IWD funds directly in hands of a local grammar school she was able to address basic health and safety issues for the 215 students and seven teachers in the nine villages this school serves.
Teni Agana’s Lozelle Foundation supported “Invest in Women, ”an initiative to address two convergent needs: earning money for school fees and baking bread!
Ophelia Opoku’s “Enough! Get Involved! Get Vocal!” IWD project trained volunteers and coordinators to 1) identify conditions which support abuse, 2) recognize abuse, 3) educate beneficiaries on health body boundaries and 4) educate parents about communicating with their daughters about sexual behavior.
Jennifer Quartey’s Teens in Entrepreneurship Foundation hosted the “Bridging Dreams with Threads,” addressing the resource gaps faced by students from low income families attending Vocational and Technical Schools.
Kibtiya Mohammed Faruk’s Create Impact Foundation (CIE) sponsored “Lift Girls Up as Leaders – Educate, Engage and Inspire for Inclusion”. In partnership with the Imam Khoimeini Islamic School in Central Ghana, CIE sponsored a classroom-based series of conversations about the importance of investing in women and girls, exploring career choices open to girls, and exposing the damaging effects of sexual harassment.
Angelina Anita Ama Annobil’s MBASIAFO Foundation hosted “STEM for Every Girl” targeting girls in STEM. The conference took place in Ekurabadze, the central region of Ghana, and focused on creating awareness about girls and STEM and helping participants understand what STEM is and the career opportunities it has to offer.
Hamdara Mahama’s What About Them (WAT) Foundation sponsored a seminar spotlighting three notable women community leaders who addressed such topics as 1) taking academic performance seriously, 2) building self-confidence, and 3) making informed career choices which will contribute to the students’ growth and development.
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