Английская Википедия:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development

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Шаблон:Short description The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, also known as the EJS Center, is an organization to encourage and develop women in leadership roles in Africa. Founded by the former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2018, the organization aims "to be a catalyst for change across Africa, by helping unleash its most abundant untapped power – its women".

Ophelia Weeks, ex-President of the University of Liberia, was appointed as the center's first executive director.

Amujae Initiative

The center launched its flagship program, the Amujae Initiative, at the Farmington Hotel in Margibi County on International Women's Day in March 2020. 'Amujae' means "we are going up" in Liberian dialect, and the initiative aims to prepare women for promotion to leadership positions across Africa.

In 2020, Joyce Banda of Malawi and Catherine Samba-Panza of Central African Republic helped Johnson Sirleaf with the Amaujae Initiative, 15 women were chosen as the inaugural cohort of participants to receive mentorship. They were:

1. Шаблон:Flagicon Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, MP, doctor and activist
2. Шаблон:Flagicon Clare Akamanzi, CEO, Cabinet minister and lawyer
3. Шаблон:Flagicon Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown
4. Шаблон:Flagicon Hadiza Bala Usman, managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority
5. Шаблон:Flagicon Oley Dibba-Wadda, president and CEO of the Gam Africa Institute for Leadership (GAIL)
6. Шаблон:Flagicon Kula Fofana, president of People's Foundation Africa
7. Шаблон:Flagicon Yawa Hansen-Quao, executive director and social entrepreneur
8. Шаблон:Flagicon Malado Kaba, Guinea's first female finance minister
9. Шаблон:Flagicon Cornelia Kruah-Togba, NGO founder, public servant and women's advocate
10. Шаблон:Flagicon Fadzayi Mahere, lawyer, advocate, lecturer and political leader
11. Шаблон:Flagicon Aida Alassane N'Diaye-Riddick, development expert and public servant
12. Шаблон:Flagicon Angela Nwaka, nurse, consultant, legislator and NGO director
13. Шаблон:Flagicon Jumoke Oduwole, academic, government advisor, and advocate
14. Шаблон:Flagicon Upendo Duraha Penza, MP and advocate
15. Шаблон:Flagicon Blen Sahilu, human rights lawyer and gender expert

In 2021, 15 women across 11 African countries were chosen:

1. Шаблон:Flagicon Teju Abisoye, development expert, lawyer and youth advocate
2. Шаблон:Flagicon Farida Bedwei, tech entrepreneur and disability rights advocate
3. Шаблон:Flagicon Dagmawit Moges Bekele, Minister of Transport and Member of House of People's Representatives
4. Шаблон:Flagicon Susan Grace Duku, activist and refugee advocate
5. Шаблон:Flagicon Dr. Yakama Manty Jones, economist, lecturer, entrepreneur and philanthropist
6. Шаблон:Flagicon Isata Kabia, social entrepreneur, former MP and Minister
7. Шаблон:Flagicon Bogolo Kenewendo, economist, former Minister and gender and youth activist
8. Шаблон:Flagicon Ghada Labib, Deputy Minister and communications & IT expert
9. Шаблон:Flagicon Angèle Makombo, political advisor and party leader
10. Шаблон:Flagicon Fatoumatta Njai, Parliamentarian, Women's Leadership Advocate
11. Шаблон:Flagicon Ifeyinwa Maureen Okafor, government advisor and corporate director
12. Шаблон:Flagicon Umra Omar, humanitarian, community development strategist and gubernatorial candidate
13. Шаблон:Flagicon Dr. Adaeze Oreh, Doctor, healthcare advocate and author
14. Шаблон:Flagicon Telia Urey, businesswoman, politician and activist
15. Шаблон:Flagicon Anne Waiguru, economist and governor of Kirinyaga County.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website

Шаблон:Liberia-stub