She is an active member of the Network of Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT), the umbrella organisation in Ghana with membership for individuals and civil society organisations working to promote women’s rights and gender equity in Ghana.  She actively contributed to the development of the Women’s Manifesto and Abantu for Development, Ghana, recognised her work for Women’s Economic rights and security and gave her an award for her contribution to activism and the development of women in Ghana.

Madam Mawusi Nudekor Awity has over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurial and vocational training and promotes TVET Education as the key to self-employment and national development.  is a promoter of self-employment.

Before entering public service, Mawusi Nudekor Awity was actively involved in social and gender development activities as the Executive Director of the Network of Women in Growth (NEWIG), Ghana, where women are trained and given access to livelihoods and markets. The NEWIG Centre has trained over 7800 women in different skills and trades.  

Many young women who have benefitted from her vocational skills training are now master craftspersons, and some have also established NGOs and CBOs.  She always brought innovation and creativity to her work, bearing in mind the changing context of socioeconomic needs and demands. She encouraged young women to enter male-dominated vocations through her “Young Women in Male-Dominated Skills Training Program” and NEWIG trained women in Draftsmanship, General Electricals, Plumbing, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Professional Driving.

She is also the first to introduce the Young Women in Professional Driving Training Programme. Some of the beneficiaries are chauffeuring Chief Executives, and driving commercial buses and fuel tankers. She also introduced a mentorship program for young women entrepreneurs, which has seen many women operating successful businesses. Awards won by some of the beneficiaries include MTN Heroes of Change, 2021 Best Female Engineer. Mawusi was also nominated in 2021 for the MTN Heroes of Change award.

She possesses tremendous expertise in strategic planning, policy formulation, analytical thinking, risk management, negotiation skills and resource mobilisation acumen. Prior to her current appointment, Mawusi Nudekor Awity was the Executive Director of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) from 2017 to 2021. She is a Social Marker and a promoter of Girl-Child Education, especially in the TVET sub-sector, where she focused on females in male-dominated trades. Mawusi Nudekor Awity is one of the few exceptionally multi-Talented professional.

Academic Pursuit

Mawusi Nudekor Awity holds a Master’s in fine arts (MFA), University of Ghana, Legon and a Certificate in Livelihoods and Markets from Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada, as well as a Certificate in Vocational School Management from ILO Centre, Turin Italy, among many others.  Mawusi Nudekor Awity’s expertise includes Vocational Skills Training, Small Business Development, Theatre Arts (Theatre in Development), Gender Advocacy, People Skills Development and Self Development. She also has skills in executing good Counselling, Resource Mobilization, Crisis Management, and supervising and motivating people at all levels.