Antoinette Kwofie
The Chairperson of the Executive Women Network (EWN), Janet Sunkwa-Mills, has recounted the remarkable growth of the network over the past decade.
According to her, EWN started 10 years ago with just six founders, but today boasts 200 members drawn from both the private and public sectors.
She noted that over the past decade, EWN has grown to represent 28 industries in Ghana, with members making significant impact across these sectors. Mrs. Sunkwa-Mills disclosed that during this period, the network has directly impacted more than 10,000 lives, including both members and non-members, through capacity building, corporate mentoring and coaching, donations, corporate social responsibility activities, and youth empowerment projects.
Mrs. Sunkwa-Mills further noted that considering that EWN members hold decision-making positions in multinational companies and public institutions, the full economic impact of their work cannot be easily measured, but it is substantial.
She explained that when EWN undertakes mentoring and coaching programmes for corporate institutions, they provide modest contributions to support the running of the organisation, in addition to membership dues, but these sources alone are not enough. “We are committed to achieving more through EWN 2.0. To realise that vision, we need additional support and sponsors to help us take our work forward,” she appealed.
Finance Officer of MTN Ghana, Antoinette Kwofie, has congratulated the Executive Women Network (EWN) on its 10th anniversary.
Addressing the EWN conference, she said a decade of impact is no small achievement, noting that EWN’s journey proves what is possible when women deliberately create pathways for others to grow and lead.
She said at MTN Ghana, that belief shaped the establishment of the Yellow Ladies Network, its employee network for women, which she chairs as founding chair, with support from EWN. Through mentorship, leadership development, career conversations and wellness initiatives like the ‘Mbaa Komo’ programme, MTN continues to strengthen confidence and expand opportunities for women, she stated.
Mrs. Kwofie added that MTN is advancing its commitment to achieve gender balance by 2030 because diverse leadership drives innovation and sustainable growth. She noted that this year also marks MTN Ghana’s 30th anniversary, stressing that the future of Ghana will be shaped significantly by the progress of its women. “Let us continue building a future where women have the confidence to lead, the support to succeed, and the opportunity to realise their potential,” she urged.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke