The Excellent Leadership Group (ExLA Group) under the auspices of the ExLA Group Gender Programme (EGGP) has officially launched an event website for the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) on Tuesday 24^th May, 2016 in Accra, Ghana ahead of the upcoming Young African Women Congress scheduled for July 4-8 this year.

The website, www.yawcafrica.org is solely meant for the activities of the Young African Women Congress (YAWC) which is an annual programme by the Gender desk of ExLA Group.

The launching of the website officially marks the commencement of registration for the congress and will among other relevant purposes, serve the general public with event details of the YAWC 2016 including details of registration, confirmed speakers, promoters, schedule of congress activities as well as sponsors and partners.

YAWC 2016 will bring together 450 young educated women between the ages of 20 and 35 years from different countries on the African continent. It is scheduled over a 5-day span featuring renowned women leaders, educationists, feminist activists, politicians, artists, entrepreneurs and corporate executives across the African continent. Each day comes in at least three segments (Keynote Addresses, Group Discussions and Plenary Sessions) to address the subject tabled for the congress.

The Young African Women Congress (YAWC) 2016 takes off in Ghana from the Monday 4^th to Friday 8^th of July 2016 at the University of Ghana, Accra - Ghana under the theme: “The Modern Woman Leader; Revising the Status Quo”. Each delegate is required to pay a subsidised participation fee that will take care of her accommodation, feeding and other expenses.