Maudlyn Akosua Awuku is a Ghanaian women's rights advocate.[1] She is the founder and CEO of GEWE Network, and Anijie Global Foundation.[2] In 2022 she was a delegate of the UN Women UK delegation to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the sixty-sixth session in New York.[3][4]
Education
editAwuku holds a degree in Sociology and Political Studies from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She also holds an Executive MBA in Leadership and Management from the Accra Business School, an Msc. in Project Management from the University of Salford, Manchester, and a Diploma in French Language Studies.[5][6]
Career
editAwuku's work has focused on assisting black and underprivileged populations to achieve gender equality in the United Kingdom. Her work as the founder of the GEWE Network is focused on promoting gender equality and inspiring women to assume positions of political and civic leadership.[6] As the founder of Anijie Global Foundation in Ghana, her organization has been dedicated to implementing projects that contribute to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.[1][7]
Awards
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Alumni Achievement Awards Winners 2023". University of Salford. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Ghana's Maudlyn Akosua Awuku joins UN Women UK to the Commission on The Status of Women". MyJoyOnline. 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Maudlyn Akosua Awuku". TEDx University of Salford. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "AWS Speakers Profile". speakers.africawomensummit.org/. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b georgeicke2 (2023-11-03). "Maudlyn Akosua Awuku: Empowering Women Across the Globe". GRADUATE VOICE. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Anijie Global Foundation embarks on SDG outreach at Jubilee Academy". Citinewsroom. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "#anijieglobalfoundation". Anijie Global Foundation. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "2023 Nominees". Forty Under 40 Awards UK. Retrieved 2023-12-07.