UPSA student elected ALSA Int'l president
Takyi, who once served as the president of the Ghana Chapter, polled over 75 percent against his main contender, Thato Liliane from Lesotho.
A final year LLB student of the UPSA Law School, Takyi Gyan Wisdom has been elected the International president of the African Law Students' Association(ALSA).
Takyi, who once served as the president of the Ghana Chapter, polled over 75 percent against his main contender, Thato Liliane from Lesotho.
PROFILE
Takyi Gyan Wisdom is passionate about human rights and has a vision to practice in that field. He is also a selfless and hardworking team player with years of experience in legal research and leadership.
As the current deputy class representative for LLB 24 at UPSA Law School, he has demonstrated his commitment and excellence in academic and extracurricular activities. He is also a proud alumnus of Effiduase Senior High Commercial School (Effisco), where he served as the Organising Secretary and Vice President for the Literary Group in 2017/2018.
Mr. Takyi has been actively involved in the African Law Students’ Association (ALSA), both at the campus and international levels. He was the campus Ambassador for ALSA at UPSA and later became the Deputy International Communications Director in 2022, making him an international council member.
He also led the creation of the Office of Women’s Commissioner, which has contributed to the development of ALSA. Currently, he is the first Country Director for ALSA Ghana, under whose leadership numerous achievements have been recorded.
Mr. Takyi is also an ambassador for LAWSANAID, an initiative created to help and guide potential and current law students with visual impairment challenges, and also the Country Director for Jenge Global, an initiative to build young Africans.
Additionally, Gyan is a Senior Associate at Sikafutro@law, a campus law firm and a member of the SDG Africa Movement, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, RFJC East Africa, Professor Lumumba Foundation, and an ambassador for illegal migration.
He has also volunteered for various causes, such as the World Trade Organization Moot Court competition, and Africa Preliminary rounds held at the UPSA Law School in March 2023.
Wisdom was and is a member of the following committees; 3rd December Committee for LAWSANAID Initiative, UPSA SRC Amendment and Review Committee, ALSA 2022 Awards Committee, ALSA 2022 Annual Conference Planning Committee, and a member of LAWSANAID Constitutional Drafting and Review Committee.
ABOUT ALSA
The African Law Students’ Association (ALSA) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan, and non-political organization with its headquarters in Nigeria.
