Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development information
African organization for women and development
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development, also known as the EJS Center, is an organization to encourage and develop women in leadership roles in Africa. Founded by the former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2018, the organization aims "to be a catalyst for change across Africa, by helping unleash its most abundant untapped power – its women".[1]
Ophelia Weeks, ex-President of the University of Liberia, was appointed as the center's first executive director.[2]
^"Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Launches Women's Center as Change Catalyst". AllAfrica.com. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^"EJS Center to raise waves of women leaders". The New Dawn. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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