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Maame Afon is an internationally recognized thought leader, passionate advocate for women and girls and a leadership enthusiast. She is also a recording artist who uses music to promote social change and philanthropy. Maame Currently serves as the board chair of African Women’s Development Fund, USA and We Care Solar, and sits on the boards of other international organizations including Cocoa360, Ghana Bamboo Bikes, Days for Girls-Ghana, Moremi Initiative, Street Business School, Women Leaders for the World, and Nurturing Minds/SEGA among others. She holds a B.A. in French and Spanish and an M.A. in human rights, gender, and international development. Maame is a connector and a consummate networker, and enjoys her work as an activist, facilitator, executive and life coach, and mentor, supporting leaders internationally. She was recently named among 100 African Women in Development by Donors for Africa and has been recognized as one of the 18 African Feminists to know by For Harriet. She is a 2019 Rise Up Leader, 2016 Cordes Fellow, 2017 Hive Global Leader, 2009 Woman Leader for the World Fellow, and a 2020 Perennial Fellow. As a Whole Woman, she brings all of who she is to her work as Chief Steward of MILT (Management for Impact Leadership and Transformation), the organization she founded in 2017. She also enjoys her calling as mother and wife, raising her three children with her husband. Social Media Handles Website: www.themiltedge.com www.maameafon.com Maame's music is available on several online outlets - iTunes, cdbaby.com, Google, Amazon, Spotify, Pandora, last.fm and Simfy. RISE is also available at Challenge Bookstores and the Vision Bookshop(Qodesh) in Ghana. You can learn more about RISE and follow this journey on Facebook Artist Page (Maame Afon).