1. Leadership Africa USA in Ghana:
Brighter Futures Through Leadership Training
The ECHOES Alliance
2. Mampong, the site of Leadership Africa
USA’s Ghana initiative, is nestled in the
hills of the Akuapem-North District of
the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is a
center of cocoa production and
rumored to be where Tetteh Quarshie,
father of the Ghanaian cocoa industry,
planted his first cocoa seed.
Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
3. Leadership Africa USA partnered with the Tetteh Quarshie Educational
Fund (TQEF) to launch its leadership training initiative in Mampong as
part of the ECHOES Alliance with support from the World Cocoa
Foundation (WCF) and the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID).
Participants at Graduation Ceremony
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
4. Nearly 180 students from over 25 different schools and approximately
15 towns in the Akuapem-North District participated in Leadership
Africa USA’s training initiative, which was part of the Summer Vacation
Science School sponsored annually by TQEF.
Registration Campaign
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
5. The leadership training initiative, Securing Their Future: Youth Leadership
Training Initiative in Ghana, contained five main components: teacher
training workshops, a leadership launch ceremony, the leadership
training course for students, a graduation ceremony & LMS beta-testing.
Students at Presbyterian High School
6. Teacher training provided instruction on both effectively delivering the
curriculum and conducting future teacher training sessions. The “train
the trainers” model was tailored to the rural education environment of
Akuapem-North and built the capacity of Ghanaian teachers while laying
the framework for training numerous teachers to deliver the leadership
training curriculum.
Teacher Training Workshop – Presbyterian High School
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
7. The Leadership Launch Ceremony invited community leaders,
government & religious officials, private sector groups, teachers and
students to learn about the leadership training initiative and provided
them with the opportunity to become involved in advancing leadership
as an important component of youth development in Ghana.
Leadership Launch Ceremony
Presbyterian High School, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
8. The training provided
Ghanaian youth with the
critical leadership skills
necessary to face the
challenges and opportunities
encountered on the path to
improving their country.
Increasing self-esteem,
building confidence and
providing mentoring &
coaching relationships
empowered participants to
become positive agents of
change in their community.
Street Shop/Marketplace
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
9. Leadership Circle Clubs were developed as an extracurricular activity
to provide students with the opportunity to work with each other to
embrace and reinforce their leadership roles and to find opportunities
for the practical application of concepts and skills from the leadership
training course.
Presbyterian High School
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
10. The graduation ceremony for the Summer Science School and the
leadership training initiative was attended by local community and
religious leaders, officials from the Ghana Education Service, the
Ministry of Education and other stakeholders.
Graduation Ceremony, Presbyterian High School
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
11. Participants were awarded with certificates from Leadership Africa USA
recognizing their completion of the leadership training course and the
success of their Leadership Circle Club community service activities.
Graduation Ceremony, Presbyterian High School
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
12. Leadership Africa USA conducted a beta-test of its leadership training
curriculum for middle school students through a unique online Learning
Management System (LMS) with educators, students and Ministry of
Education officials.
Online LMS Beta-Test
Okuapemman Senior High School, Akropong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
13. The online LMS is
designed to increase
the number of
students and teachers
who receive
leadership skills
training and provide
greater opportunities
for students to
engage one another
across the globe to
overcome barriers
through dialogue and
leadership training.
Online LMS Beta-Test
Okuapemman Senior High
School, Akropong, Akuapem-
North District, Ghana
14. During the leadership
training initiative in Ghana,
students learned about the
roles and characteristics of a
good leader; developed
public speaking, verbal
communication and listening
skills; learned to exchange
ideas and share opinions;
understood the importance
of accepting and appreciating
differences; and developed
skills to serve their
communities.
Walker A. Williams, President & CEO of
Leadership Africa USA
Mampong, Akuapem-North District, Ghana
