The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF), Raphael Godlove Ahenu, has received the "Excellence in Social Impact Leadership and Human Rights Advocacy Award", at the Ghana Leadership Awards 2025.
Mr. Ahenu was honoured for his outstanding leadership and sustained commitment to youth empowerment, accountability, and grassroots development.
A citation read in his honour reads: "Mr. Raphael Godlove Ahenu is honoured for his outstanding leadership in social impact strategy and human rights advocacy as Founder and CEO of Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF). Through media-driven advocacy, community empowerment and policy engagement, he has championed human rights, social justice and inclusive development, amplifying marginalized voices and contributing meaningfully to national and global development discourse".
As a key driver of the Resilient City for Adolescents (RCA) Project, Mr Ahenu has played a pivotal role in nurturing adolescent leadership, civic participation, and media literacy, leading to the establishment of the Sunyani Adolescents Parliament and tangible policy engagements with state institutions. He also provides strategic leadership on the Rights for Cocoa Project, advocating for child rights, safe communities, and ethical practices within cocoa-growing areas. Beyond youth and child rights, Mr. Ahenu is widely recognised for his work in the fight against corruption, championing citizen accountability, transparency, and good governance, while spearheading community development initiatives that improve access to information, social services, and local participation.
There were several other award winners including the long-standing host of Ghana's National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), Professor Elsie Effah Kaufmann, CEO of Gold Board, Sammy Gyamfi, Mr. Sam Jonah, former CEO of Ashanti Gold and Ms. Ishaq Umar Rahima, member and majority leader of the Sunyani Adolescents Parliament under the Resilient City for Adoleacrnts project by Ecorys UK funded by Fondation Botnar.
The Ghana Leadership Awards is a respected national platform that celebrates visionary leaders across public service, civil society, business, and community development whose work is driving positive transformation and national progress. This recognition underscores Mr. Ahenu’s growing impact and GLOMEF’s role as a catalyst for inclusive development and responsible leadership in Ghana.
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