AWLO Heforshe community
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
AWLO is an international not-for-profit organization founded in 2009 for driving women’s
leadership through gender parity, leadership effectiveness and global development initiatives.
With a membership of African women and women of African Descent, across 23 Chapters and
Youth Councils in 12 countries including USA and UK; AWLO strives to advance the status of
women in leadership by creating an empowering platform and harnessing the synergies of alliance.
AWLO’s women’s leadership solutions cut across all sectors, strata, and generations.
HeforShe Africa Summit is a point of engagement for men; to achieve resolutions and action
plan, thereby intentionally forge enabling societies where women can access equal rights and
opportunities in all areas of existence. AWLO began generating Sign up for the UN HeforShe
Movement in 2017 and so far, has generated over 300 sign-ups.
The UN defines HeForShe is an invitation for men to stand in solidarity with women to create a
bold, visible and united force for gender equality. To work with women and with each other to
build businesses, raise families, and give back to their communities.
AWLO’S IMPACT ON AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Leveraging stakeholders and thought leadership to advance Women’s Leadership
Through the annual conferences, AWLO challenges its stakeholders (women) in implementing
and fast-tracking decision making. Over the past 10 years, AWLO has capitalized on 6,000
stakeholders including diplomats, activists, academics, professionals, first ladies, policy makers,
heads of government, and women leaders to necessitate inclusive democracies, women’s
participation in governance and Leadership, raising the next generation, men’s partnership in
gender parity, and gathering opinions for decision making.
For instance; the 35% affirmative action for women in Nigeria became enforced when women
leaders at African Women in Leadership Conference 2010 reached the resolution to send a strong
delegation and advocacy women’s group to visit the national offices of the political parties.
As thought leaders, AWLO is engaged in creating resources, contents, and movements for
With a membership of African women and women of African Descent, across 23 Chapters and
Youth Councils in 12 countries including USA and UK; AWLO strives to advance the status of
women in leadership by creating an empowering platform and harnessing the synergies of alliance.
AWLO’s women’s leadership solutions cut across all sectors, strata, and generations.
HeforShe Africa Summit is a point of engagement for men; to achieve resolutions and action
plan, thereby intentionally forge enabling societies where women can access equal rights and
opportunities in all areas of existence. AWLO began generating Sign up for the UN HeforShe
Movement in 2017 and so far, has generated over 300 sign-ups.
The UN defines HeForShe is an invitation for men to stand in solidarity with women to create a
bold, visible and united force for gender equality. To work with women and with each other to
build businesses, raise families, and give back to their communities.
AWLO’S IMPACT ON AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Leveraging stakeholders and thought leadership to advance Women’s Leadership
Through the annual conferences, AWLO challenges its stakeholders (women) in implementing
and fast-tracking decision making. Over the past 10 years, AWLO has capitalized on 6,000
stakeholders including diplomats, activists, academics, professionals, first ladies, policy makers,
heads of government, and women leaders to necessitate inclusive democracies, women’s
participation in governance and Leadership, raising the next generation, men’s partnership in
gender parity, and gathering opinions for decision making.
For instance; the 35% affirmative action for women in Nigeria became enforced when women
leaders at African Women in Leadership Conference 2010 reached the resolution to send a strong
delegation and advocacy women’s group to visit the national offices of the political parties.
As thought leaders, AWLO is engaged in creating resources, contents, and movements for
advancing women’s leadership. Our recent “WomenDecide” movement is an information session
and awareness walk centered on awareness, and spark decision-making interest for political
leadership among women and girls. This was held in Nigeria.
Leadership Capacity Building
AWLO intensifies intellective and specialized leadership development to provide limitless
opportunities, credibility, and retention of women in leadership. The AWLO’s Expertise
Partnerships and Leadership School facilitate women in leadership training. The recent AWLO
Leadership Partnership with American Empowerment Institute (AEMPIN) is the most strategic
partnership for women in the public, private, and non-governmental sectors in African region with
transferable credits and all attendant advantages of its affiliation to Southern Texas University.
This international affiliation is to increase the competitive advantage of African women for
leadership and increase leadership effectiveness. In turn, more women will be nominated for
promotions, and own prosperous enterprises.
AWLO membership harnesses the synergies of alliance & partnerships for the development
AWLO’s Chapter support system engages members in alliances, global development, and training
in intellective and experiential Leadership. This framework at the local level creates a bonding
experience and fosters collaborations among members, permeates grassroots development and
becomes members’ Leadership Experience. AWLO currently has 23 Chapters and Youth Councils
in 12 Countries harnessing the proven framework of Partnerships for Personal and Community
Development.
Raising the Next Generation of Leaders
AWLO is concerned about the detrimental outcome of the negligence of tackling gender
marginalization and female leadership issues from an early stage; between the ages of 7 and 17.
To create a dependable leadership intervention through a ripple effect mechanism, African Women
in Leadership Organization’s iLEAD school-based Program was adopted in 2016 to reproduce
Leaders from an early stage. Other initiatives like Leadership Internship and Next Generation
Female Leaders Fellowship target different age groups and stages of development and has now
produced hundreds of young leaders.