The second cohort from SWIDA-Ghana’s Female Leadership Mentorship Academy, has graduated in Tamale. The Female Leadership Mentorship Academy is a female empowerment project of the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency, in which it targets young women especially in the Universities in the northern region.
The graduates were given certificates of participation and recognition during the graduation ceremony, which was held in the auditorium of the Tamale Technical University.
The Program lead, Miss Abdul Samed Khadija, said the project was aimed at helping young women realize their potential, as it trains them to become responsible leaders.
Speaking at the ceremony, the executive director for Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency (SWIDA-Gh), Hajia Alima Sagito-Saeed, praised the young women for accepting the challenge to rise to leadership positions in their society.
She urged them to serve as good examples for other women when they have the opportunity to serve, so that the next generation would have a large number of women at the decision-making tables.
The program brings together women who have succeeded in their professions to mentor young women on leadership and other important soft skills. The three-month program provides free training in areas such as communication, career development, leadership etc.
The Female Leadership Mentorship Academy is a female empowerment project initiated by the Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency, in partnership with Plan International Ghana and Global Affairs Canada.
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