6 Women excel in Ambassador for a Day contest

Six individuals, all females, have emerged winners of the Ambassador for a Day Competition organised by the British High Commission in Accra.

They are Fafali Dorgbetor, Emelia Yaabi, Mariam Nasigri, Issahaku Barichisu, Deborah Jonah and Nafisa Osman.

From now to December 2025, all six winners (who were presented with certificates) will participate in mentorship learning and sharing engagements organised by participating missions and organisations.

They will serve as community-based ambassadors, catalysts and champions of change, advocating gender equality and female empowerment within their own communities.

Opportunity

They would have the opportunity to act as ambassadors and corporate executives for a day and receive soft skills training to strengthen their leadership and advocacy skills.

The AfD competition is a flagship initiative dedicated to empowering young women to assume leadership roles, advocate women's rights and play an active role in diplomacy.

It provides winners with an opportunity to spend a day with female heads of missions.

The winners will be matched with the British High Commissioner, Barbados High Commissioner, Italian Ambassador, Executive Director of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Group Managing Director of the Omni Group of Companies and CEO of Cyndex Limited.

At the awards ceremony in Accra on Friday, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, said the competition, with its mentorship component, was a powerful platform to build ambition and momentum for female leaders.

Fairness

She said it was not just a matter of fairness, it was a matter of national development.

"Investing in women, who make up over half of the population, is an investment in Ghana's future.”

"Ghana is charting a new course. The affirmative action act and the historic election of our female vice-president are powerful indicators of our commitment to gender equality," she said, adding that "there is, however, more to do to achieve the full realisation of the tenets of the Affirmative Action Act and beyond," she said.

The Barbados High Commissioner to Ghana, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, commended the British High Commission for the initiative, saying it would go a long way to motivate young females.

The Italian Ambassador to Ghana, Laura Ranalli, said she was excited and thrilled at the event.

The Executive Director of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Adjoa Kyiamah, urged young females to be open to learning and new challenges.

One of the award winners, Ms Nasigri, said the honour done her would go a long way to challenge her to do more in her field.

Partnership

This year's event, which happened to be the fourth, was held in partnership with the Barbados High Commission, Italian Embassy, the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Omni Group of Companies and Cyndex Limited.

The AfD competition is part of the British High Commission Ghana’s Gender and Equalities Month initiative; an annual campaign which takes place in March - where ambassadors, high commissioners and female CEOs unite to inspire and promote the leadership and entrepreneurial potential of selected young women in Ghana while supporting the Sustainable Development Goal Five to promote gender equality and women's empowerment, not only as fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.