OUR IMPACT OVER THE DECADE PLUS

• PIONEERING A BOLD NEW VISION FOR WOMENS LEADERSHIP IN FINANCE IN GHANA other parts of Africa
Boldly breaking ground as the first platform to exclusive celebrate women from all the major disciplines of finance in one event

• GIVING VOICE TO INDUSTRY WOMEN THROUGH A FRIST TIME EVER EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN IN FINANCE
Giving sector women an exclusive voice through the continents first ever exclusive new magazine for women in banking and finance

• GREATER NUMBER OF WOMEN EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
Our consistent annual awards program helped to increase women’s visibility in the space thereby accelerating the discussion on the necessity for more women in leadership in banking and other financial institutions. As a result there have been more women appointed MDs and CEO’s and other Senior Management positions between 2014 and 2023 than any other decade before that.

• ENHANCING INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABOTATIONS
By having women leaders from all the disciplines o finance in one space to celebrate the most outstanding among them, an important atmosphere of inter institution collaboration was created leading to the roll out of for example the Bayport and Enterprise Life Bancassurance product. The two leading women Executives of the time of both institutions Mrs. Angela Liebel , Deputy Managing Director of Bayport Financial Services and Mrs. Jackie Benyi GM o Enterprise Life are both AWIBF Awards Laureates and met at our very first event in Feb 2014 which they both attend with their staff and were honored.

• ROLL OUT OF MORE EXCLUSIVE WOMEN FOCUSSED BANKING ACCOUNT SERVICES
At the 2nd Edition of the Awards, a new Awards Category was introduced that sought to highlight the work of hardworking banks that focused on its women clientele. The FINANCE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR – the first such Award Category on any National Awards Platform- was won by UBA’s Ruby Account for Women Entrepreneurs. At that same event, its MD/.CEO Mrs. Abiola Bawuah took home BANKING PERSON OF THE YEAR.
The introduction of the WOMEN FRIENDLY FINANCE Product of the Year won by top institutions like UBA, Enterprise Life and Vanguard Assurance was a positive banking industry disruptive initiative that motivated other banking institutions to roll out their own versions of women friendly financial products. Since that time institutions like Stanchart and other have subsequently rolled out their own versions.

• GREATER RECOGNITION FOR THE INSURANCE and MICROFINANCE SECTOR WOMEN
The introduction of the AWIBF INSURANCE PERSON and MICROFINANCE PERONS of the Year was a positive industry disruptive initiative that spotlighted or the first time on a national scale, outstanding female professionals in the insurance and microfinance sectors and emphasized the importance of other subsectors of the industry away from traditional banking. On the Microfinance front , institution’s like Sinapi Aba Bayport Financial Services etc. have picked up prestigious awards in that category motivating them to increase their institution’s sensitivity towards their women clientele.
On the Insurance sector front the AWIBF AWARDS is the only platform to have honored all three of the former female National Insurance Commissioners of Ghana namely Mrs. Josephine Amoah, Ms. Lydia Bawa and Mrs. Nyamikeh Kyiamah as well as other distinguished women leaders like Mrs. Jackie Benyi GM of Enterprise Life.

• GREATER RECOGNITION FOR THE ACCOUNTING and INVESTMENT BANKING SECTOR WOMEN
The introduction of the AWIBF ACCOUNTING and INVESTMENT BANKING PERONS of the Year was a positive industry disruptive initiative that also spotlighted or the first time on a national scale, outstanding female professionals in the insurance and investment banking sectors and emphasized the importance of other subsectors of the industry away from traditional banking. On the Accounting front, leaders like Angela Peasah the Former President of Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana and President of Association of Women Accountants as well as Mrs. Doris Ahiati former ACCA Country Head of Ghana have picked up prestigious awards in that category motivating them to increase their institution’s sensitivity towards their women clientele.
On the Investment Banking sector front the AWIBF AWARDS has honored outstanding leaders like Happy Forson, Ama Ghartey and others.

• GREATER RECOGNITION FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE WOMEN OF DISTINCTION
The introduction of the AWIBF PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE of the Year was a positive groundbreaking industry disruptive initiative that also spotlighted or the first time on a national scale, outstanding female professionals in the public finance sectors and emphasized the importance of other subsectors of the industry away from traditional banking. Distinguished women from the Ministry of finance and Bank of Ghana have picked up awards over the years.

• ESTABLISHMENT OF A BIGGER NATIONAL AND PANAFRICAN PLATORM OR THE MENTORSHIP OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN LEADERS
The introduction of the AWIBF CAMPUS LADIES IN BANKING AND FINANCE AWARD in the main Awards Ceremony was a positive finance industry disruptive initiative that spotlighted again for the first time on a national scale, the importance of elevating the discourse on the next generation of women leaders or the sector at the undergraduate level. Since that time we have also pioneered a unique Campus Ladies in Banking and Finance Summit and Awards series of events sponsored by top institutions like Access Bank.