Mawuli DakeMawuli Dake


Ghana

 

Occupational Information


Job Title: CEO of The Africa Group Consult

Projects


Mawuli is the CEO of The Africa Group Consult- a premium consultancy firm specialized in providing strategic expertise and services to international organizations, governments, and private partners to scale-up their social impact in Africa. Mawuli is the Co-Founder of the Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa. Prior to that, Mawuli served as a staff of President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign.

With a background in international law [UN University], human rights [Columbia University], and Leadership Strategy [Stanford Graduate School of Business], Mawuli has initiated and led a wide range of transformational social justice initiatives in Africa and internationally. Mawuli has over 12 years of professional experience serving in various capacities – including with United Nations, WANEP, Public, WIS, Public Citizen, and NETRIGHT-Ghana among others. Mawuli previously served as the first National Coordinator of the Ghana National Coalition on Domestic Violence Legislation in Ghana and as a Legal Advocate for women and children survivors of violence and sexual assault in Ghana. For two years, he was the co-host of the Big Issue on Choice FM- a weekly radio program on gender justice and human rights Mawuli. Mawuli was a member of the team of international human rights lobbyists that spearheaded negotiations leading to the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council in 2006. He served as a Lead Consultant for the ECOWAS Visison2020 project- a four-member experts-team constituted by ECOWAS President who successfully developed its current vision.

Mawuli is Ambassador for UNAIDS Protect the Goal Campaign and serves on the Board of over a dozen organizations. He mentors emerging leaders and activists across Africa. Mawuli has a life-long commitment to pan-African leadership excellence and social justice on the great continent of Africa.

Qualifications


Stanford Graduate School of Business: Executive Certificate- Leadership Strategy
Columbia University- MA Human Rights
United Nations University- MA International Law
University of Ghana- LLB- Bachelor of Laws

Program


2015 Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellowship


 Additional Tags: Leadership Strategy, Human Rights, Law, Entrepreneurship, Consultancy, Social Justice, Gender Justice, Leadership

 

About AFLI

 

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The African Leadership Institute (AFLI) focuses on building the capacity and capability of visionary and strategic leadership across the continent. Developing exceptional leaders representing all spheres of society, the Institute’s flagship programme is the prestigious Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship. Offering a multifaceted learning experience and run in partnership with Oxford University, it is awarded annually to 20-25 carefully chosen candidates, nominated from across Africa. Alumni of the African Leadership Institute form a dynamic network of Fellows passionately committed to the continent’s transformation, bridging the divide between nations and ensuring that Africa is set centre-stage in global affairs.