The Regional Managing Director (MD) for Acreaty in Africa, Ms. Elsie Appau, has been appointed as the new President of the Women Economic Forum (WEF), Ghana, with the mandate to steer the forum’s administrative affairs in the country.
Elsie Appau has over 13 years of experience as a policy analyst, project management expert, and social development specialist, with a focus on water governance, gender, and public financial management issues.
The appointment of Ms. Elsie Appau was announced in a letter signed by Prof Robinah K. Nanyunja, President and Chair of WEF AFRICA.
“The Women Economic Forum is the largest voluntary international network connecting women entrepreneurs and leaders from all countries across the globe, based on free association”, the letter read.
WEF is comprised of a league of luminaries of eminence and excellence, including Nobel laureates, former heads of state, Ministers, business and corporate women, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, all of whom have joined together in this network to create massive opportunities for women across Africa and around the world.
WEF’s mission is to build a strong global women’s network that supports and elevates women in development, business, and leadership while also connecting them to market opportunities.
Ms. Appau confirmed her appointment in an interview, saying she will use her vast experience to elevate WEF and empower more Ghanaian women.
She urged Ghanaian women, particularly those in business, to join the WEF movement to help grow their businesses.
According to her, the WEF provides opportunities, structures, and solid foundations for women to improve their economic well-being, highlighting the importance of women in the country joining the forum.
“I want to state that the future belongs to women, particularly women entrepreneurs. We have talked for a very long time about women’s empowerment, and women’s legal socio-cultural empowerment, and not much focus has been placed over the years of the economic empowerment of women in Ghana.”
She added that “l see this call as a major one to duty and l am looking forward to working with women entrepreneurs across the country. We cannot depend on other economies to feed ourselves.
“We are focusing merely and majorly on women agribusiness, we are focusing on women manufacturing, we are focusing on women providing essential services because we believe that Ghana belongs to Ghanaian women. However, Ghanaian women must play significant roles in the development and sustainability of Ghana’s economic development.
“I am excited and want to use this opportunity to invite women entrepreneurs all over the country to join the movement of the WEF which has affiliations over the world,” she stated.
Ms. Elsie Appau reiterated that Ghana belongs to Ghanaian women in business and that “we look forward to strategic progress.”
