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About Us
History
Our story began in 1998, when women lawyers across Africa came together to take a stand.
- 1998 — Conceptualized at a networking meeting of African women lawyers in Accra
- 1999 — Registered under the Companies Code (Act 179) as GA 4,863 on 12th August
- 1999 — Registered as an NGO by the Department of Social Welfare as No. DSW/1364
- 2018 — Launched the "Strengthening Civic Participation" project funded by STAR Ghana
- 2021 — SGBV Sensitization Programme launched in Techiman and Kintampo with Oxfam, WiLDAF and the EU
The African Women Lawyers Association was conceptualized in 1998 at a networking meeting of African women lawyers in Accra as a response to the need for an all-African Women Lawyers grouping committed to addressing issues affecting African women and children. It was also envisaged that the group would be able to articulate these continental concerns at international and regional fora.
AWLA Ghana is a voluntary organization made up of women lawyers in Ghana. Our Secretariat is housed at Anyemi Kpakpa Road, Accra, where three lawyers work full-time: an Executive Director who coordinates day-to-day administration and projects, a Technical Advisor who directs the Association’s activities and provides technical support, and a Legal Advisor who advises on the legal framework of projects and prepares reports.
AWLA Ghana stands in solidarity with every woman whose rights have been ignored and every child who deserves protection. We are committed to advancing the core values upheld by the African Union, the United Nations, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
Meet our Leadership
Marietta Agyeiwaa Brew ESQ.
Chairperson
Effiba Kojuah Amihere ESQ.
Executive Director, Administration
Florence C.M. Hagan ESQ.
Executive Director, Financial
Gloria Ofori Boadu ESQ.
Executive Director, Public Relations
Kristine Williams Lartey ESQ.
Executive Director, Welfare
Elsie Appau-Klu ESQ.
Executive Director, Corporate Affairs
Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu ESQ.
Life Patron
Achievements
- Empowering Women and Children: Rights Awareness and Legal Access
- Influencing Child Rights Act Adoption and Law Reforms for Gender Equality
- Open Forums addressing Issues Impacting Women and Children
- Domestic Violence — Community Sensitization and Advocacy
- Gender Inequality and Other Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- Mutilation and Sexual Harassment — Awareness and Legal Action
- Establishing Court Users Committees in Tamale and Walewale
- Delivering SGBV Sensitization Programmes in partnership with Oxfam, WiLDAF and the EU
- Advocating Against Discrimination Towards Women and Children Nationally
- Promoting the rights and interests of women and children at regional and continental fora