ACCRA, Ghana – From 11 to 15 May, FAWE Ghana proudly joined the Mastercard Foundation in Ghana and other strategic partners at the 2026 Community Week Celebration, held at the Marriott Hotel in Airport City, Accra. The week-long event, convened under the theme *“Creating Impact Together,”* brought together a diverse array of stakeholders to celebrate collective achievements and to reaffirm the transformative power of collaboration in shaping the lives of young people across Africa.
Representing FAWE Ghana, Ms. Dora Mochiah, Programs Officer, participated in a series of insightful engagements that highlighted how intentional, partnership-driven programming can yield sustainable and scalable impact. Throughout the celebrations, Ms. Mochiah engaged with fellow partners, young leaders, and Foundation representatives to exchange lessons learned and explore new avenues for deepening collaboration around girls’ education, skills development, and youth empowerment.
The event featured powerful remarks from Mastercard Foundation President and CEO, Ms. Sewit Ahderom, whose vision for youth-centred, partnership-led development resonated throughout the gathering. Equally compelling was the call to action issued by Mr. Paul Kasanga, Interim Country Director for the Mastercard Foundation in Ghana, who urged that young people must be engaged not merely as beneficiaries but as active partners and co-creators of change. From these addresses, one message stood out clearly: sustainable impact thrives on strong partnerships, shared purpose, and collective action.
The Community Week Celebration provided a valuable platform for reflection, learning, and renewed commitment towards advancing opportunities for young people and communities across the continent. For FAWE Ghana, the week served as both an opportunity to showcase the organization’s contributions under the FAWE/Mastercard Foundation Phase II Programme and to draw inspiration from the work of other partners dedicated to Africa’s transformation. The engagements further strengthened FAWE Ghana’s resolve to continue advocating for gender-transformative education and to ensure that the voices of young women and girls remain central to all partnership discussions. As the week concluded, FAWE Ghana left Accra with deepened relationships, fresh insights, and a reinvigorated commitment to creating impact together—because when partners unite around a shared vision for Africa’s young people, the results are not only measurable but truly transformative.