By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Sunyani, (Bono), Dec. 22, GNA – The 2025 Ghana Leadership Awards (GLA) has honoured Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu, an international human rights advocate and conferred on him its “Excellence in social impact leadership and human rights advocacy award”.
Mr Ahenu also, the Chief Executive Officer of the Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), an anti-corruption and human rights media advocacy Non-Governmental Organisation was honoured for his commitment to youth empowerment, accountability, and grassroots development.
The GLA national platform celebrates visionary leaders across public service, civil society, business, and community development, whose work is driving positive transformation and national progress.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani, Mr Ahenu explained that the award was held in Accra, pledged his dedication to do more to better the lives of the adolescents in the country.
An accompanying citation read: “Mr Raphael Godlove Ahenu is honoured for his outstanding leadership in social impact strategy and human rights advocacy as founder and CEO of the Global Media Foundation”.
It noted that: “Through media-driven advocacy, community empowerment and policy engagement, he has championed human rights, social justice and inclusive development, amplified marginalized voices and contributed meaningfully to national and global development discourse”.
“As a key driver of the Resilient City for Adolescents (RCA) Project, Mr Ahenu has played a pivotal role in nurturing adolescent leadership, civic participation, and media literacy, leading to the establishment of the Sunyani Adolescents Parliament and tangible policy engagements with state institutions”, it added.
Mr Ahenu also provides strategic leadership on the Rights for Cocoa Project, advocating child rights, safe communities, and ethical practices within cocoa-growing areas.
Beyond youth and child rights, the citation said: “Mr Ahenu is widely recognised for his work in the fight against corruption, championing citizen accountability, transparency, and good governance”.
He also spearheaded community development initiatives that improve access to information, social services, and local participation.
GNA
Kenneth Odeng Adade