{"id":17255,"date":"2025-11-27T14:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wucwo.org\/empowering-african-women-through-leadership-training\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:59:10","slug":"empowering-african-women-through-leadership-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wucwo.org\/en\/empowering-african-women-through-leadership-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering African women through leadership training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-jritu525\">Seventy-four women from 20 African countries came together online on November 20 and 25, 2025, for two inspiring leadership seminars organized by WUCWO\u2013WWO: <em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>Women\u2019s Leadership Driving Social Transformation<\/em><\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>Empowering Leadership Through Communication and Influence<\/em><\/strong>.<em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-5dkzg644\">The participants\u2014leaders of Catholic lay women\u2019s organizations and members of religious congregations\u2014brought with them extensive experience from their organizations within the World Women\u2019s Observatory network, where they work tirelessly for the empowerment of women, especially the most vulnerable. This time, the goal was to further strengthen their leadership by learning from the wisdom and experience of  <strong>Sr Francis Ngozi Uti<\/strong>, a Handmaid of the Holy Child Jesus in Abuja (Nigeria) and founder of the <strong>Centre for Women Studies and Intervention<\/strong>, widely recognized for her lifelong commitment to advancing gender equality across Africa.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-ehgdi650\">A message that resonated powerfully throughout the sessions was the idea that<strong> leadership is both a personal journey and a relational practice<\/strong>. When women grow in communication, influence, self-awareness, and collaboration\u2014and when they understand their historical role as leaders\u2014they become transformative agents in their organizations and communities.<br\/> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-vkzpk654\">The seminars highlighted that <strong>true leadership means inspiring and guiding others toward a shared vision<\/strong>. It is grounded in clear communication, emotional intelligence, integrity, and strong relationships. Leaders do more than manage\u2014they motivate, build trust, and spark meaningful change.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-l10pd658\">Participants worked with practical tools: communicating with clarity, listening actively, using storytelling to inspire, and influencing ethically by building credibility and nurturing meaningful alliances. Together, they reflected on the remarkable progress of African women in leadership, while also acknowledging the challenges that remain. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-xvec6660\">Ultimately, these seminars were far more than training sessions\u2014they became a space of empowerment, connection, and renewed purpose. The 74 women who gathered left with strengthened skills and a shared determination to lead change, uplift their communities, and accompany other women in their own journeys of growth. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"viewer-adb36662\"><strong>Together, we continue to grow as women of faith\u2014sowers of hope, defenders of life, and builders of peace<\/strong>. Guided by the Spirit and united in sisterhood, <strong>we return to our communities with renewed strength<\/strong>, trusting that every step we take in leadership becomes a seed of transformation in God\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventy-four women from 20 African countries came together online on November 20 and 25, 2025, for two inspiring leadership seminars organized by WUCWO\u2013WWO: \u201cWomen\u2019s Leadership Driving Social Transformation\u201d and \u201cEmpowering Leadership Through Communication and Influence.\u201d The participants\u2014leaders of Catholic lay women\u2019s organizations and members of religious congregations\u2014brought with them extensive experience from their organizations within [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[147],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-wwo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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