Emerging Public Leaders in Ghana
Fellowship Program
Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana (EPL Ghana) celebrates five years in September 2023, of equipping high-achieving Ghanaian university graduates with transferable leadership skills to effect change in the public sector and beyond.
The fellowship program is now a one-year program aimed at recruiting highly motivated citizens who have successfully completed their National Service, and seek to improve governance in the public sector and policy-influencing organizations. The Program continues to provide support and a secure pathway through the public sector for Ghanaians, especially women, that includes monthly professional training, robust supervision and mentoring, and ongoing career support and development.
Presently, 45 Fellows are undergoing the training and mentorship program. The 20 Fellows in Cohort 4 will graduate in October 2023.
Meet Our Fellows
About EPL Ghana
In 2018, Emerging Public Leaders partnered with the newly established Emerging Public Leaders of Ghana (EPL Ghana) and the Office of the Head of Civil Service to launch the first cohort of the Public Service Fellowship program. The two-year fellowship program was designed to equip high-achieving Ghanaian university graduates with the technical and soft skills to drive impact in the public sector and promote the practices of good governance.
Over the course of the Fellowship program, the young professionals attended rigorous monthly trainings, completed a community service project, met with mentors, and worked alongside colleagues at various government ministries and agencies. In the first year Fellows also completed the mandatory National Service Scheme requirements.