Emotional Intelligence Africa Summit 2018 a roaring success!

 

Over the three-days of this unique community learning summit here in Ghana, the message of emotional intelligence as the vital – and missing – element of community life was sounded over and over by speakers, audience and our traditional rulers.

Daasebre Kwebu Ewusi VII, Vice President of the National House of Chiefs (Paramount Chief of Abeadze Area) said, "Our future is the hand of our young people, we must ensure that we provide them the learning through which to develop their emotional intelligence and to form cohesive communities in the future." He went on to make the clarion call "We the Nanaanom call upon embassies and overseas agencies to join us in building a new capability within Ghana's schools to teach emotional intelligence to our children and young people.

Nanaanom have officially joined Addison International Center for Emotional Intelligence (AICEI) to support the development of teachers within schools across Ghana, through Addison International's exclusive access to the SESA Africa learning, development and research environment established within Ghana.

Said James Kwesi Addison, Founder and CEO of AICEI "I partnered with SESA Founder Jay Baughan in order for Ghana to enjoy a national environment within which to build a new capability for emotional safety & resilience – through the development of emotional intelligence competencies." He went on to say that "The power of the Nanaanom behind SESA in Ghana means that every school can be equipped and supported to seamlessly educate children and young people to boost emotional intelligence right alongside academic intelligence – without any need to change curriculum nor deviate from academic attainment so prized within Ghana."

At the #EQAfricaSummit was Jay Baughan, Founder of SESA and a driving force across the world in connecting philanthropy with educational transformation in terms of child and youth development of emotional intelligence. Said Jay "I am acutely aware of the existing international projects running within Ghana's educational community, indeed my own country is investing heavily in enhancing teacher capability. However, this key and tangible professional development is missing and we (SESA) intend adding-in our own Secret Sauce" to the mix to ensure that schools excel in semalessly blending social emotional learning into existing classroom activities (such as maths, history etc.). I am feeling blessed that the Nanaanom have come together nationally within SESA and for us to all now position a new support for teacher development that will underpin existing overseas investments in the same space."

It surely seems to be gathering a pace here in Ghana, especially now the traditional rulers are supporting this call to ensure that our children receive the support to build emotional intelligence whilst at school.   


 

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