YGLN Unveils 40 Most Inspirational Female Leaders in Ghana for 2024/2025

YGLN Unveils 40 Most Inspirational Female Leaders in Ghana for 2024/2025

The Young Global Leaders Network (YGLN) proudly announces the “YGLN 40 Most Inspirational Female Leaders in Ghana 2024/2025” – a prestigious recognition that celebrates extraordinary women who are making remarkable strides in leadership, innovation, and impact across various sectors in Ghana.

From corporate boardrooms to grassroots communities, the selected honourees are reshaping narratives, breaking barriers, and championing causes that uplift the lives of others. This year’s list includes entrepreneurs, policymakers, educators, healthcare professionals, creatives, and change-makers whose stories of resilience, excellence, and service continue to inspire a new generation of female leaders.

Speaking on the launch of the recognition, Emmanuel Addo, Global President of YGLN, stated:

“This initiative goes beyond honouring achievement – it’s about amplifying the voices of women who embody courage, innovation, and servant leadership. These 40 women are symbols of hope and transformation, not just in Ghana, but across the African continent.”

The selection process was guided by a set of rigorous criteria, including social impact, leadership journey, community influence, and commitment to sustainable development. A panel of advisors, drawn from YGLN’s leadership, past awardees, and partner institutions, helped shortlist the finalists.

The official unveiling and celebration of the 40 honourees will take place during a special leadership recognition gala later this year, with media coverage, networking opportunities, and keynote messages from trailblazing African women.

About YGLN

The Young Global Leaders Network is a pan-African youth empowerment organisation committed to shaping the next generation of ethical, visionary, and impact-driven leaders. Through events, fellowships, mentorship, and leadership development programmes, YGLN is creating opportunities for young people to lead change in their communities and across the world.

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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.