Past Events

The 2020 40 Most Inspirational Female Leaders in Ghana

The 2020 40 Most Inspirational Female Leaders in Ghana list celebrates 40 inspirational women who are future leaders, business leaders or leaders in an organization or political leaders and are making a tremendous contribution to gender diversity, women, and youth empowerment in Ghana. These individuals serve as role models to the youth.

Young Ghanaian Leaders’ Summit 2020

The theme for our 2020 Young Ghanaian Leaders’ Summit was – Rethinking youth development for national development.

Young Ghanaian Leaders’ Summit 2020 took place on November 28th, 2020 and engaged over 300 young leaders from across Ghana. The one (1) day Summit focused on connecting young aspiring leaders to mentors, debating on key issues Ghanaian youths are confronted with, and brainstormed practical solutions to tackle these identified challenges. The summit also supported young people in their individual projects through our mentorship session.

Distinguished Public Lecture Series

Young Global Leaders Network Public Lecture Series centres on the economy of Ghana and/or Africa, its challenges and the Role of the youth and tertiary institutions. Topics that focus on youth entrepreneurship, leadership and involvement in government, women in leadership and any other topics that is of relevance to the mission and objectives of the organization are be tackled.

Bi-Weekly Youth Leadership and Mentorship Forum held on the 15 May 2021

The second edition of our Bi-Weekly Youth Leadership and Mentorship Forum took place on the 15th of May 2021 at 4 pm GMT with 50 young aspiring leaders attending online.

Women Lead Executive Forum events

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Young African Leaders Summit

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YGL Network - Kenya Chapter News

WORLD MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY-2021.

Young Global Leaders Network- Kenya Team, celebrated World Menstruation Hygiene Day (28 May) with young girls at Gethsemane Garden Academy in Mfangano Ward. Suba North sub-county, where they distributed sanitary pads for girls in both primary and secondary sections and textbooks for the whole school.

The theme for this year’s World menstrual Hygiene Day is” Action and Investment in Menstrual Hygiene and Health.”

We appreciate the support from the following organizations: Africa for Mental Health; Moran publishers and Nusuru Dada Foundation. 

YGLN TEAM Kenya

CareerCV Clinic Forum Practical CV writing workshop

This event brought together 55 young Africans who were interested in learning how to put together a professional CV to boost their employability chances.

It was held on 22 May 2021 and took place Online.

Key Takeaways of the workshop was

  • CV creation.
  • CV templates that work for you.
  • Well-structured resume and outlined.
  • The Do’s and Don’ts of CV writing.
Emmanuel Addo
Founder

Emmanuel Addo is the founder of the Young Global Leaders Network, an international non-governmental organization registered in six (6) countries namely, Ghana, United Kingdom, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan and has a membership strength of over 15,000 young black professionals, students, graduates, and aspiring leaders.

The organization also operates in 25 other African countries. Emmanuel also doubles as the chief convener and founder of the Young African Leaders Summit, one of the largest continental youth summits in Africa.  

Currently works at Kingston University as a Business Engagement Team Member in their Partnerships and Engagement Department. 

He characterizes energy, integrity, result-oriented, and ground-breaking service in each detail of strategic management, change management, stakeholder management, and leadership acquaintances.
Emmanuel owns a core background in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Ghana.

Leveraging his experience as a youth activist and a dynamic young man, Emmanuel founded the Young Global Leaders Network, a youth organization that comprises young diplomats, young politicians, and aspiring politicians, business/entrepreneurial business leaders with the aim of championing a mutual agenda for the African youth and promoting youth participation in governance as well as promoting entrepreneurial culture.
Emmanuel nurtures an environment of teamwork and has expertise in data collection and analysis as well as both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Emmanuel worked as an Associate Lecturer at the London College of Advanced Management where he delivered a wide range of business management courses that involved principles of marketing, leadership, operation management, and research methods. Emmanuel has always maintained high teaching and learning standards to ensure that his students’ stand out in academic achievements and successful progression. As a stout believer and passionate key player in volunteering; Emmanuel creates quality time to giving back gladly to his community what he has learned and to educate individuals with free consultancy on career development. He is a leader anyone would love to look up to and with great integrity, commitment, and passion to make the world a better place.
Emmanuel worked as Qualifications Manager at the Open University in the UK.

Emmanuel is also the founder of Kickstart Innovation Hub Ltd, the entrepreneurial hub of Young Global Leaders Network.