By Mavis Paintsil, Accra
Fifty-two girls from Seven Countries in Africa graduated from the Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement, and Development (LEAD) Camp empowered to drive positive change across communities.
The Camp, organised by Junior Achievement (JA) Africa, focused on building confidence, fostering innovation, and inspiring the girls to become change makers in their community.
The Week – Long programme, sponsored by Delta Airlines, brought together high achieving girls from Ghana, Eswatini, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to equip them leadership, entrepreneurship and advocacy skills.
They also worked on capstone projects, addressing critical issues such as mental health awareness, digital communications, and redefining feminism to promote equality.
The graduation ceremony coincided with the launch of JA Africa’s ambitious 10 million African girls (10MAG) campaign, which aims to equip ten million girls across the continent with the skills needed to drive economic growth, reduce poverty and combat gender based violence.
The 52 LEAD camp graduates were inducted as the inaugural cohort of the 10MAG network, which will provide them with ongoing mentorship, resources and opportunities to advance their leadership journey.
The Director of the international Government Affairs Delta Airlines, Mss Ronke Adebiyi, for her part said the importance of the initiative, which, among others was to empower the girls, to realize their dreams.
She said, we are investing, in and empowering young girls, helping them to realize their opportunities and potential.
She added that, even though workshops led by accomplished female leaders, including chief executive officers, managers, and directors, the participants gained insights into branding, finance, marketing and communications.
According to her, the girls will take what they have learned back to their communities creating a ripple effects of positive change.
She continued that, the girls are the future leaders who will transform their communities and nations.
They also called on governments, individuals and corporations to join them in this mission to empower young women and build a brighter future
The President and CEO of JA Africa, Mrs Simi Nwogugu, emphasized the urgency of the campaign, noting that Africa could not achieve it’s full potential if half of it’s youth were denied access to quality education and economic opportunities.
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