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Introducing our Leadership Circles Facilitators for the AKAYA Global Women's Summit. They're holding space for transformation. Across industries, experiences and countries, these women will be guiding intimate breakout sessions to centre the voices of young women and girls.

Hi AKAYA Network Today, we’re celebrating 3 years of AKAYA 🎉 To everyone in this community who has been following our journey, engaging with our work, and drawing from the resources and inspiration we share, thank you for being part of this movement.

We are honestly blown away by the response to the Youth Spotlight Panel at the upcoming #AKAYA Global Women’s Summit. Within a few days, we received 350+ applications from more than 20 countries. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Girls of today. Leaders of tomorrow.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!!✨ The AKAYA Wellness Initiative supports *young Black girls aged 16-19 in the UK* through wellbeing and leadership journey. 🗓 Deadline: 16th March, 23:59 GMT Check website for more information. Application link here: forms.gle/fNSYPdGQYXyae4…

We’re excited to share that the AKAYA Global Women’s Summit (Virtual) is coming up on Saturday 28 March 🌍 Held in celebration of International Women’s Month and AKAYA’s anniversary, this year’s theme is “Girls of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow - Globally.” Stay tuned 🙌🏾

This means their education is protected, their futures are supported, and financial barriers will not stand in their way. This is long-term impact in action. We’re deeply grateful to CGEF for this partnership and excited for what this means for the girls and their communities ✨

We’re proud to share that, in partnership with the Commonwealth Girls Education Fund (@CGEFUND), AKAYA has secured senior high school sponsorship for 5 girls across 3 regions in Ghana 🤍 #funding #education #scholarships

Through the Like Her Project, we're creating culturally relevant workshops and resources on menstrual health, reproductive health, and mental well-being and we'd love your voice to be part of this. #MenstrualHealth #GirlsEducation

🩺 CALLING UK DOCTORS & MEDICS! We're inviting passionate UK-based health professionals to contribute to health workshops for girls in Northern Ghana. Apply by: 28 January 2026 Link in bio to sign up! Supported by @TheBMA Giving #GlobalHealth #doctor #akayafoundation

This project is a powerful example of what’s possible when community, partnership and purpose come together. Thank you to everyone who supported, donated, volunteered, and believed in this work.

We’re excited to share the official highlight video from Project Esi 2.5, marking the successful completion of our school in Ghana. We’d love for you to watch, engage with and share the video to help amplify the impact. Together, we continue to build a long lasting change.

From everyone at AKAYA Foundation, thank you for standing with us, supporting the vision, and helping us create a safe and inspiring learning environment for the children we serve. We’re deeply grateful and proud of what we’ve achieved together. 🙏🏾❤️

Your belief in this work and commitment to improving educational spaces for children in Ghana truly made this project special.

We’re excited to share that #ProjectEsi2.5 has been successfully completed. This milestone would not have been possible without the incredible support of our partners, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who showed up with time, resources, and heart.

Happy New Year, AKAYA family ❤️ To our incredible team, volunteers, and alumni, thank you for the heart, time, and commitment you continue to pour into this work. As we step into the new year, may we be renewed in purpose, grounded in community, and hopeful for the future.

Thanks to Souter Charitable Trust for officially supporting our Like Her Project in Kumasi, Ashanti Region Thanks to their generosity, we impacted 300 girls with essential menstrual hygiene education, confidence-building workshops and tools to help them stay in school and thrive

It is our founder's birthday!! Happy birthday, Dr. Khadija Owusu. God bless you so much! Thank you for all you do for the girl child. Have a blessed new year. We, at the AKAYA Foundation, love

We’re Going LIVE! 💚🧠 Join us tomorrow on Friday, 17th October at 7PM GMT / 8PM BST on Instagram for a powerful conversation: *Mind Over Everything: Navigating Adulthood, Identity & Mental Health as Young Black Women.*🌱 📍 Where: @akayafoundation on Instagram

Exciting News! We’ve officially partnered with Bandwidth Global, an Africa-centric workforce solutions provider and some of our amazing alumni have already started working with them! This is to build skills and help our girls step confidently into their careers.

Happy World Mental Health Day, AKAYA Family! 💚 Today we’re standing together to remind everyone that mental health matters, always. #MentalHealthDay