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Our Focus

Life Skills and Leadership

We instill and nurture a set of positive self-belief and personal qualities needed in adolescent girls to advance their educational, economic and health outcome in life. Girls who participate in our programme mostly have enhanced mental, physical and social well-being while feeling equipped, competent and ready to face the realities of life.

  • Self-awareness |Self-confidence
  • Decision making
  • Goal Setting
  • Problem Solving
  • Effective Communication Skills,
  • Interpersonal relationship Skills
  • Leadership

Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy

Our programme trains adolescent girls to develop entrepreneurial mindset to navigate the unemployment problem in Africa while equipping adolescent girls with essential financial literacy skills, fostering confidence and independence.

Programmes | Initiatives

Aspire to Lead

A six-week leadership and entrepreneurship program for adolescent girls, aimed at inspiring and empowering them to be confident leaders and problem solvers.

Knowledge Plus Values

A one-day mentoring and values program for younger adolescents, focusing on fostering positive values, encouraging academic excellence, and instilling leadership skills.

News & Publication

Ghana Web

The Intelligent Lady Launches Innovative Academy for Adolescent Leadership and Entrepreneurship Training.

30th March, 2024

Joy Online

The Intelligent Lady launches innovative academy for adolescent leadership, entrepreneurship training.

30th March, 2024

Business & Financial Times (BFT)

Academy for Adolescent Leadership and Entrepreneurship Training unveiled.

6th April, 2024

Testimonials

What People Say About Our Organization

The Intelligent Lady Academy is a programme used to nurture young people to achieve their aims and objectives in life. Through the six weeks spent at the Intelligent Lady Academy, I have learned about ways and means that one can improve herself, and methods and procedures that one can use to achieve her aims and objectives in life. Among other topics that we have learned so far, the one that is captivating to me is that of responsibility. I learned that responsibilities are the duties that one is supposed to perform and one should be accountable for their responsibility. We learned the “parable of the talents” where a rich man gave his servants three talents. He travelled and when he returned, he expected an account from them. Each of them gave accounts- two of them made profits of what they were given and the last one just returned his talent, untouched. I learnt that to be responsible, you have to learn how to take care of what you are given and develop it. One must develop resources such as skills with greater returns and not just give it back as it was given.
Emmanuella EtsiakohParticipant
I am happy the pilot programme of the Academy took place at Accra Girls Senior High School. It has been my dream since I took over as headmistress of the school to bring together intelligent girls and nurturing them for academic excellence. The Academy came as an external intervention plan to groom the girls and talk to them from time to time.
Mrs. Gifty Andoh
Mrs. Gifty AndohHeadmistress (AGIIS)
I would like to thank you so much for choosing our school to kick-start this programme. It has been very educative and interactive. We supported the girls throughout the six weeks of training and we will continue to encourage them to use every information to cause changes in the school and the society. We are in a country where we want to move from academic education to problem solving. Yes, we want the children to acquire the skills that will help them to go into society to solve problems. They took us through life skills, communication skills, leadership skills, managing stress and emotions. I think it will go a long way to help our students. They will be better leaders in the future and this training will go very far to help them solve problems in Ghana.
Ms. Eunice Ayensu
Ms. Eunice AyensuPatron, Achievers Club (AGIIS)
I was privileged to witness the climax of the preparatory efforts of this network to kick start the Academy for young intelligent ladies. It happened with credibility and I am happy for that because we need it. The idea took flight in Lesotho and I am happy it is happening in Ghana.
Madam Jane QuaoInternational Gender Consultant
The Intelligence Lady Academy has helped me in so many ways and I have been able to relate better with my friends, and my peers, and it has brought me so much closer to God. It has taught me about life skills, friendship, relationships with the opposite sex, among other things. I t was a very great opportunity for me to be here. I am grateful, very grateful.
Afrilyne Anaman
Afrilyne AnamanParticipant
I had the privilege of joining the Intelligent Lady Academy, a six-week programme, and I enjoyed it very much. They taught us lessons and many life skills, choices and responsibilities and addressed many of my problems. The Academy helped me become open to others. My favorite topic in the whole six-week programme was Life skills. It opened me up and helped me to be broad-minded. I am grateful to them and to my school for giving me the opportunity to be part of this programme.
Boamah Persis
Boamah PersisParticipant
I found it very interesting and a privilege to join the Intelligent Lady Academy. It helped me with my choices and responsibilities. It helped me to know the kind of choices and responsibilities. It also helped me to know when and what to do at every point. My favourite topic in all that we did was choices and responsibilities. The session helped me to show responsible qualities as the first child of my parents.
Beatrice Ofosu-Quartey
Beatrice Ofosu-QuarteyParticipant
I am very glad I was part of this Intelligent Lady six-week programme because I was able to discover many things about myself. I have made new friends, actually two friends from here. I was not really outspoken but this programme has made me very confident. The topic that I really liked was the power of self-image. Usually, I downgrade myself because of my medical condition aside other things. I usually feel like I will not be able to make it but this programme taught me many things and made me stronger. I believe in myself; I can do anything without putting myself down.
Parvati Gawu-Mensah
Parvati Gawu-MensahParticipant
The Intelligence Lady Academy has taught me many things, starting from “Say Yes to your dreams”, life skills, interpersonal relationships with other people, sex education, among others. The experience so far has been really inspiring and educational. It has really impacted not just my life but those who joined the Academy. The session I liked most was the mentors and life coaches. I actually felt that God led me here because I thought my mum and dad were the only mentors in my life. I also learned that I could have a lifeguard. I can choose my mentors and I must choose them correctly so that I will not make bad decisions in life.
Maame Nenre Darkoh Baah
Maame Nenre Darkoh BaahParticipant
I am a proud benefactor of the Intelligent Lady Academy, which seeks to empower young women like us. The Academy has really impacted us. For the first session, we talked about “Saying yes to your dream”. It made us know who we are, why we are here and the purpose for which we are here. We learnt about factors and forces that influence us positively and negatively. For the positive factors, we have our parents, good friends, role models and others. For the negative influence, we have social media, the society and other factors influencing us negatively. The Intelligent Lady Academy has been very beneficial throughout all the sessions. We have been impacted very well and we would love to have this session again.
Gloria Aseye Adiglan
Gloria Aseye AdiglanParticipant
I am delighted to be associated with the Intelligent Lady Network. I want to thank God for the founder whose heart desire to raise intelligent young women for the future and make meaningful contributions to their communities. It is a brilliant initiative. I am happy to see the maiden edition take place in Accra Girls Senior High School. This mentorship program is important in this 21st century and we need people to guide the next generation. The Academy brings together resource personnel and inspiring facilitators for the girls. Girls are trained to become independent, live their dreams and not look up to other people all the time.
Rev. David QuayeCouncillor
I facilitated some sessions to motivate these lovely young women and equip them with the necessary skills to become the leaders of tomorrow. I believe in girl empowerment. I believe they should say yes to their dreams because they can. I believe that this initiative was very impactful. Although I was the one who spoke to the girls, I left with lots of nuggets of wisdom about procrastination, staying focused on your vision and your dreams, and making sure that you are disciplined to attain those dreams. I know that we hear these things all the time, but today it hits home differently. I would encourage every one of us not to give up on themselves and their dreams regardless of where they find themselves they can make it. So see you at the top and I want you to say yes to your dreams.
Dr. Mary Ansong
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Management Team

Princess Sekyere Bih

Founder/Executive
Director

Maame Efua Quaigua Arthur

Project Coordinator

Wendy Amarteifio

Facilitator

Dr. Mary Ansong

Facilitator

Rev David Quaye

Guidance and Counseling

Celestine Atuwo

Guidance and Counseling

Jane Kwawu

International Gender Consultant

Finding purpose on a Mission:
The Genesis of the Intelligent Lady Academy

In the Maseru district of Lesotho, Princess Sekyere Bih, a devoted International Development professional with interest in health, education and gender was deployed on mission to work with a UN Agency. Little did she know that she would pioneer a mentoring and leadership programme that would impact many adolescent girls across the continent.

A Call to Service: Mabathoana High School

Serving as an International Civil Servant, Princess always looked forward to the Friday half workdays which beckoned with early ‘knock offs’ thus offering lots of free time. As someone stationed away from family but being of great service in another country, her drive for women and girl’s empowerment filled her with an epiphany to engage the girls at Mabathoana High School. For Princess, her endless afternoons were taking shape with her seamless lightbulb moments about the young adolescent girls. The seeds for the Intelligent Lady Academy were sprouting in her fertile and active mind.

Community Buy-In and Support

With the immense support from the management of the school, Sisters Katleho Khang and Batilda Haqoa of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM), Princess was able to mobilize the girls. It was their buy-in that gave her room to operate and set the mentorship plans into motion. 

Princess dedicated two hours of her free time as a counselor and mentor at Mabathoana High School to run a life skills and leadership programme. These were essential skills for girls to navigate their adolescent years. The mentoring class aimed to inspire and to build their self-confidence to aim higher in life. A total of about 50 girls (two cohorts of 25 ) between the ages of 16-19 benefited from the programme. These young ladies, hailing from diverse social backgrounds, brought a vibrant energy to the sessions.

A worthwhile mentorship journey.

Time with the girls was marked by mutual learning and growth. While the ably bodied facilitator taught them about the power of association, making positive choices, taking responsibility, the value of hard work, fostering positive thoughts, and the importance of service, the participants in turn, shared their anxieties, doubts, fears, and other emotional, psychological, and social issues. Both parties navigated these challenges together, discussing ways to address difficult situations and strategies for handling them.

Community Project – learning materials for prison inmates 

One important highlight of the programme was to give back to the community. Princess emphasized the importance of service and community engagement in her lessons. Inspired by her teachings, numerous problems were identified, and with Sis. Katleho’s assistance, they focused on assisting final-year inmates at the Lesotho Correctional Centre (Juvenile Prison) who were preparing for their final year exams. They visited the correctional centre, offering not just supplies including mathematical sets, calculators, pens, and other learning materials but also fellowshipped with them. 

It was indeed an emotional and humbling experience for the girls. They appreciated the privilege of living a free life and were moved by the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This act of service reinforced the importance of community service for the greater good.

What next? The Academy 

The Academy was born out of a desire to mentor, empower, and encourage community service on a larger scale. The goal is to impact the lives of young women across various communities while teaching them the principle of giving back. Today, the induction of the Academy in Ghana signifies the incredible dedication of the Intelligent Lady to fulfil its training mandate of mentoring and investing in the lives of young adolescent girls across communities.

To be a go-to brand for women empowerment in leadership and entrepreneurship.

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