Afia Darteh

Afia is an International Relations and Communications professional with a passion for corporate communications specifically issues management, internal and media relations, corporate social responsibility and community relations, financial and investor relations as well as marketing communication.

She is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ghana Youth Watch, a youth development NGO based in Ghana. She was selected to represent the Ghana Youth Watch at the 2015 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI)Training organised by the United States Government on “Digital Strategies for Grassroots Participation” in Pretoria, South Africa.

Afia has worked as a faculty intern at Ashesi University College. She was also a communications intern at the African Progress Panel based in Geneva Switzerland. She was also a Communications, Information and Outreach Associate, Civil Society Unit at UNCTAD in Geneva, Switzerland.
She holds a Masters in International Affairs with specialty in International communication and Development. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Ghana Legon.