Africa’s Finest - a MiVOICE webzine monthly
As a blogger, journalist and activist, Delta is a powerful voice for women in Africa.
“Herlyn is a Namibian HIV/AIDS activists and community leader who uses her powerful life story to inspire change…."
What's new ... what's news
Announcing the 2012 MILEAD Fellows: Moremi Initiative is proud to announce the 2012 class of the MILEAD Fellows Program- representing 25 of Africa's most outstanding emerging women leaders. This new generation of change-makers... Read more.…
Moremi Initiative invites you to join us at the United Nations Headquarters, New York for a special evening of "Conversations With the New Generation of African Women Leaders."- Hosted in conjunction with UN Women and YWCA: Thursday March 1, 2012 at 4:30pm Read more…
Who we are
Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa is a non-profit organization that operates throughout Africa. To achieve its mission, Moremi Initiative pursues proactive strategies to develop and empower women and girls to take on leadership roles in their communities. We firmly believe that the full and active participation of women in decision-making is a pre-requisite for positive change and development in Africa
Established in 2004 as Women's Initiative for Empowerment and Leadership Development (WIELD) Foundation, Moremi Initiative grew from a Ghana-based leadership development program to a pan-African wide program… Find out more...
What we do
Moremi Initiative focuses on long-term development of women leaders who can help transform and change institutions that legitimize and perpetuate discrimination against women. It is an African initiative for African women that draws on the skills and expertise of women and girls across the continent and the Diaspora Find out more...
Moremi Fellows
Moremi Initiative focuses on young African women and girls with demonstrated commitment to women's rights for our programs. These include dynamic young African women who are identified and recruited from across the continent each year as MILEAD Fellows. By convening participants drawn from target countries, Moremi Initiative enables Fellows develop skills and knowledge, build alliances and cross-examine various concepts of leadership in a broad African context. Find out more...
Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa is pleased to announce its call for applications for the 2011 Moremi Leadership Empowerment and Development (MILEAD) Fellows Program.
The MILEAD Fellows Program is a one-year leadership development program designed to identify, develop and promote emerging young African Women leaders to attain and succeed in leadership in their community and Africa as a whole. The program targets dynamic young women interested in developing transformational leadership skills that help them tackle issues affecting women in their communities and society as a whole. Applications are welcome from young African women living in Africa and the Diaspora. Find out more...