UPSA Students To Participate In International Women’s Day Forum

A level 200 student of the University of Professional Studies in Accra has been nominated to participate in a forum on behalf of the University in Sierra Leone. Miss Hilda Nyarkoa Bekoe, a banking and finance student will join colleagues from 14 other countries from 8th of March to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day.

The forum is being organized by the Young African Women in Leadership (YAWL). YAWL is an African based woman and youth led non-profit organization that is committed to the empowerment, development and promotion of gender equality in Africa.

The forum under the theme: ‘young women and the sustainable development goal’ is a platform to allow young women and girls dialogue, share and learn  best practices on how to achieve gender equality in Africa.

Participants will also explore ways that young women and girls in the sub region can help realize the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.