Wendy Atswei Laryea

Has postgraduate expertise in sustainability and seeks to further develop skillset to become a world leader in the field of leading corporate sustainability and social impact. Brings to the table extensive experience as a multiple award-winning multimedia journalist and communications professional with 15 years of experience reporting on health, education, and the development sector.

• Since 2017, I have served as a consultant on national and private Menstrual Hygiene and Health Policy projects focused on ending period tax and poverty in Ghana
• From 2021, I have moderated the National World Menstrual Hygiene Day events held in Ghana
• In May 2022, I partnered with Cranfield University’s School of Management Sustainability Group to organize and co-moderate a webinar on” Sustainable Periods”
• I was a panelist on Water Aid Ghana’s twitter spaces conversation on Menstruation
• I was a speaker on a virtual conversation on the “Importance of Menstruation” organized by Awareness 360 a global youth-led organisation which has over 150,000 people benefitting from its projects
• In April 2023, with support of the British High Commission in Ghana, my organisation has collaborated with Futurestars Charity a UK-Ghana education-through-sports charity and Trashy Bags Africa a Ghana- based commercial social enterprise to launch an initiative dubbed " Periods of Change"
• I engaged the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly as part of his 2023 working visit to Ghana on projects run by Inspire to Rise
• I moderated the September 2023 ASPEN Network of Development Entrepreneurs Global Conference session on Disability Inclusion
• AWARDS
• Chevening Scholarship 2021-2022
• Merck Foundation: (Multimedia Category, Ghana) - "MASK UP WITH CARE " Media Recognition Awards -2021
• Merck Foundation: (Multimedia Category, Ghana) - COVID-19 "Stay at Home" Media Recognition Awards -2020

IMPACT:

· Founded the Inspire to Rise' Foundation in 2017. The non-profit organisation, since its inception, has empowered over 7000 youth to make informed choices and decisions towards their growth and personal development

· In partnership with Unilever Ghana and Sunda International, the Foundation has organized Menstrual Hygiene Fora to empower girls and educate boys on menstruation at the 50 schools across the country

· The Foundation has also partnered Plan International to organize a virtual conversation on Menstrual Hygiene Management with focus on females with disabilities and another on ending period stigma. All these virtual interventions reached close to 100,000 young people across the country

· Since 2017, I have served as a consultant on national and private Menstrual Hygiene and Health Policy projects focused on ending period tax and poverty in Ghana

· In May 2022, I partnered with Cranfield University’s School of Management Sustainability Group to organize and co-moderate a webinar on” Sustainable Periods”

· In April 2023, with support of the British High Commission in Ghana, my organisation has collaborated with Futurestars Charity a UK-Ghana education-through-sports charity and Trashy Bags Africa a Ghana- based commercial social enterprise to launch an initiative dubbed " Periods of Change"

· I engaged the UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly as part of his 2023 working visit to Ghana on projects run by Inspire to Rise

· I moderated the September 2023 ASPEN Network of Development Entrepreneurs Global Conference session on Disability Inclusion

AWARDS:

· Chevening Scholarship 2021-2022

· Merck Foundation: (Multimedia Category, Ghana) - "MASK UP WITH CARE " Media Recognition Awards -2021

· Merck Foundation: (Multimedia Category, Ghana) - COVID-19 "Stay at Home" Media Recognition Awards -2020

· Ghana Journalists Association: Best Reporter - Disability (English) - 2020

· Special Recognition Award - for outstanding reportage on vulnerable girls, sexual and reproductive health rights education- Plan International Ghana and Ghana Journalists Association -2020

· Outstanding Woman TV Host -GOWA (Ghana Outstanding Women Awards)-November 2018

· Media Contribution to Education Award Ghana Education Community Awards (EDUCOM)- August 2016

· Ghana Journalists Association: Best Reporter - Education (Electronic) and Best Reporter - News (Radio and Television) - August 2015

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS:

· Affiliate Member-Chartered Management Institute (UK)

· Affiliate Member- Institute of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (UK)

· Member- Ghana Journalists Association

· Thomson Reuters Foundation Fellow

· Alumna- Young African Leaders Initiative

· Alumna- Merck Foundation