On Monday April 22, 2013, Ghanaian born George Osei Bimpeh, Executive Director of SEND Ghana, a Think Tank that works to influence trade and agricultural policies, shared how his four month stay as intern at WACSI in 2008 elevated his professional career to new dimensions.

The Executive Director of WACSI, Nana Afadzinu, has assured development partners of WACSI’s willingness and commitment to lead in the effort to strengthen the institutional and operational capacities of civil society organisations in West Africa.

Members of the Board of WACSI have encouraged the staff of the Institute to continue in the spirit of hardwork and team work to pursue the goals of the Institute.

Nigerian born Prof. Adebayo Olukoshi, Director of UNIDEP in Senegal has handed the baton of stewardship of the Board and managerial team of WACSI to Prof. John Igue from Benin.

Ghana has over 4920 registered civil society organisations (CSOs) and about 1500 of these work actively in all ten (10) regions to address social, economic and political upheavals in the country. They are faced with some challenges typical of which are sufficient funding and capacity to accomplish their respective missions.

The Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Fundación Mujeres por África are pleased to share a call for applications for the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program for women leaders in civil society.