Amujae Leadership Forum
Program
Thursday, 28 October 2021
19:00 – 21:00 – Introductions and Welcome Dinner
- Facilitators: Rumbidzai Chisenga, Ama Van Dantzig
Friday, 29 October 2021
9:00 – 9:30 – Setting the Tone (Facilitated group discussion)
- Facilitator: Ama Van Dantzig
9:30 – 9:50 – Introduction to the EJS Center (Opening address)
- Speaker: Ophelia Inez Weeks, PhD
9:50 – 10:00 – Video Messages
- Speaker: Rumbidzai Chisenga
10:00 – 10:30 – Pulse Check (Exercise)
- Facilitator: Ama Van Dantzig
10:30 – 10:45 – Break
10:45 – 11:00 – Such A Time As This (Address)
- Speaker: Amb. Deborah Malac
11:00 – 11:30 – I’m Still Standing (Address)
- Speaker: Renee Ngamau
11:30 – 12:30 – Developing Courage and Resilience (Guided individual reflection and facilitated group discussion)
- Facilitator: Prof. Angela Ofori-Atta
12:30 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 – Two expert-facilitated workshops on strategic arsenal and personal reinforcements (Break-out sessions):
- Storytelling as a tool for advancement/ empowerment
- Speaker: Eva Barboni and Barkue Tubman
- The role of political strategists/ advisors
- Speaker: K. Riva Levinson
15:30 – 15:45 – Break
15:45 – 17:15 – Two expert-facilitated workshops on strategic arsenal and personal reinforcements (Break-out sessions):
- Storytelling as a tool for advancement/ empowerment
- Speaker: Eva Barboni and Barkue Tubman
- The role of political strategists/ advisors
- Speaker: K. Riva Levinson
17:15 – 19:00 – Break
19:00 – late: Dinner (at own time, no formal programming)
End of Day
Saturday, 30 October 2021
9:00 – 10:00 – Summarizing Day One’s key takeaways (Facilitated group discussion)
- Facilitator: Ama Van Dantzig
10:00 – 10:15 – Remarks by Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Speaker: Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
10:15 – 10:30 – Break
10:30 – 11:30 – Cultivating Fortitude for the Uneven Road (Panel Discussion and Q&A)
Panellists:
- Anne Waiguru (Amujae Leader ’21)
- Fatoumatta Njai (Amujae Leader ’21)
- Fadzayi Mahere (Amujae Leader ’20)
- Hadiza Bala-Usman (Amujae Leader ’20)
Moderator:
- Yawa Hansen-Quao (Amujae Leader ’20)
11:30 – 12:45 – Values: The Ultimate Anchor
- Speakers: Jamie Cooper and Dr. Kesete Admasu
12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:30 – 14:45 – The African imperative for bringing along other women into leadership (Address)
- Speaker: Renee Ngamau
14:45 – 15:45 – Building a Movement: Strategies for bringing along other women into leadership (Facilitated group discussion)
- Facilitator: Amini Kajunju
15:45 – 16:00 – Break
16:00 – 16:20 – Systematic and Strategic Ascendance (Address)
- Speaker: Dr. Chris Fomunyoh
16:20 – 16:50 – Building a Personal Roadmap (Breakout sessions + Guided individual reflection)
- Facilitators: Dr. Chris Fomunyoh, Ama Van Dantzig, and EJS Center staff and Board Members
16:50 – 17:50 – Affirmations (Remarks)
- Speaker: Ama Van Dantzig
17:50 – 18:00 – Remarks by Madam Sirleaf (Closing remarks for the day)
- Speaker: Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
18:00 – 19:00 – Break
19:00 – late: Dinner
19:00 – late: Celebrating Madam Sirleaf’s birthday
- Facilitator: Ama Van Dantzig
End of Day
Sunday, 31 October 2021
9:00 – 10:00 – Summarizing Day Two’s key takeaways and Pulse Check (Facilitated group discussion)
- Facilitator: Ama Van Dantzig
10:00 – 11:00 – The Amujae Sisterhood
- Speaker: Rumbidzai Chisenga
11:00 – 11:15 – Break
11:15 – 11:30 – Closing remarks: Amujae Leaders
- Speaker: Rumbidzai Chisenga
11:30 – 11:45 – Closing remarks: Board Members and Facilitators
- Speaker: Rumbidzai Chisenga
11:45 – 11:55 – Closing remarks: Executive Director
- Speaker: Ophelia Inez Weeks, PhD
11:55 – 12:05 – Closing remarks: Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
- Speaker: Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
12:05 – 12:15 – Acknowledgments
- Speaker: Rumbidzai Chisenga
12:30 – Lunch
End of Program