Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center)

Name

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center)

Legal name

The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development

Website

https://ejscenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Leadership Development and Gender Equality Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF)

Keywords

• Women's leadership development
• Public leadership training
• Gender equality advocacy
• Leadership mentorship programs
• Policy research publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Monrovia, Montserrado

HQ country

Liberia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Grants: The EJS Center operates as a nonprofit and raises funds from philanthropists, development institutions, and private sector partners. The Center's Commitment to Action announced at the Clinton Global Initiative seeks USD 30 million to fund the African Women's House and scale existing programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The EJS Center operates a non-profit leadership development and gender equality platform that delivers the Amujae Initiative (coaching and direct mentorship for women in African public service), publishes the Data Hub (interactive country-level statistics on women's representation in governance), and is building the African Women's House / Musiehjah (a pan-African campus in Monrovia, Liberia). Programs are offered free of charge to beneficiaries and are sustained by philanthropic donations, grants, and institutional partnerships.

Product overview

The EJS Center operates as a platform-plus-program architecture centered on advancing women's public leadership across Africa. The core offerings include the Amujae Initiative (flagship leadership development programme with coaching, mentorship, and networking), the Data Hub (interactive tracking platform for women's leadership statistics), and the African Women's House (under construction pan-African physical hub). Supporting offerings include the Liberia Support Program, annual publications including 'Shifting the Landscape' reports and Country Snapshots, and convenings such as the Amujae High Level Leadership Forum. The center also provides publications and advocacy resources focused on gender equality in public governance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amujae Initiative: Flagship programme of the EJS Center developed to create and sustain a league of women leaders within public service in Africa. Provides coaching, mentorship from former President Sirleaf, and access to high-level convenings and networks.
• Data Hub
• African Women's House (Musiehjah)

Products and services

• Amujae Initiative Flagship leadership development programme that selects women in or aspiring to senior public service roles across Africa and provides sustained coaching, direct mentorship from Founder Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, access to high-level convenings, and a cross-border peer network. Open to senior women leaders in public life across the continent.
• Data Hub Interactive online platform at data.ejscenter.org that tracks women's representation in public leadership across all African nations with country-level snapshots on executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Available free of charge to researchers, advocates, policymakers, and the public.
• African Women's House (Musiehjah) First-of-its-kind pan-African campus on Tubman Boulevard in Monrovia, Liberia, designed as a hub for women's leadership development, feminist organizing, and movement building. Campus will comprise nine interconnected buildings including a Presidential Library, exhibition spaces, amphitheatre, conference venues, restaurants, gardens, and administrative offices.
• Liberia Support Program Program supporting women's leadership and development initiatives within Liberia as part of the EJS Center's broader mission to advance women's public leadership. Targets women leaders and institutions in the Center's home country.

Quantifiable outcome

• Amujae network has grown to 70 women leaders from 29 countries across five cohorts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025The EJS Center announced its USD 30 million Commitment to Action at CGI's 20th Anniversary meeting, and participated in CGI's Democracy & Human Rights Working Group alongside Ford Foundation, Women Political Leaders, and Open Society Foundations. CGI serves as a key platform for the Center to secure partnerships and expand its programmatic reach.
• Colmena FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe EJS Center co-hosted a side event with Colmena Fund at UNGA80 in New York City, focusing on African women's leadership and democratic governance.
• Ford FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated alongside the EJS Center in CGI's Democracy & Human Rights Working Group discussions on democratic renewal and African women's leadership.
• Women Political Leaders (WPL)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated alongside the EJS Center in CGI's Democracy & Human Rights Working Group, sharing a common mission of advancing women's leadership in governance.
• Open Society FoundationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated alongside the EJS Center in CGI's Democracy & Human Rights Working Group discussions, advocating for inclusion of African women as architects of democratic renewal.
• Amujae Initiative Coaches and MentorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenior women leaders and global figures serve as voluntary coaches and mentors for Amujae Leaders, including H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza (former CAR Head of State), Madam Zainab Bangura, Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Madam Bineta Diop, and Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh. These mentors provide direct guidance to cohort members throughout the program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaking organization that funds organizations working on women's rights and empowerment across the continent. AWDF is the closest direct peer in mission, geography, and funding model — both target African women leaders and rely on philanthropic capital.
• WomenLift Health: Global organization dedicated to advancing women in health leadership. It is a direct peer in women-leadership development methodology and uses cohort-based leadership programs comparable to the Amujae Initiative.
• Graça Machel Trust: Pan-African organization founded by Graça Machel advancing women's and children's rights across the continent. It is a direct peer in mission and African geography, focused similarly on African women's leadership, advocacy, and convening power.
• Women Political Leaders (WPL): Global network of women politicians and a current CGI partner of the EJS Center. WPL pursues a directly comparable mission of advancing women in political leadership and convening senior elected officials, overlapping strongly with the Amujae Initiative.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership: International nonprofit co-founded by Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright investing in women leaders across sectors and regions. Vital Voices is a direct peer in women-leadership development programming and uses a comparable high-touch mentorship and convening model.

Broad incumbents

• Ford Foundation: Major U.S. philanthropic foundation that funds gender equality and democratic governance globally, and is a documented CGI partner alongside the EJS Center. It is a broad incumbent whose women's leadership funding priorities directly shape the donor environment the Center operates within.
• The Elders: Foundation of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, Graça Machel, and Desmond Tutu. It is a broad incumbent with a comparable 'living-statesperson-as-convener' model and operates in overlapping peace, governance, and gender-equality advocacy spaces.
• UN Women: The United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It is a broad incumbent in the same thematic space as the EJS Center, operating globally and across Africa on women's leadership, though at much larger institutional scale.
• Open Society Foundations: Large philanthropic foundation active in democratic governance and gender rights, and a documented CGI working-group partner of the EJS Center. It is a broad incumbent in the same funding and advocacy ecosystem.

Regional players

• African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO): Pan-African organization supporting women across leadership sectors. AWLO is a regional peer pursuing a comparable mission of developing African women leaders and amplifying cross-border professional networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ejscenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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