Just a simple Ghanaian trying to find the best in our society. I may be fun, I may be interesting, I may be funny, I may even be foolish or intelligent, but it is all based on the mood in which you find yourself. I believe our minds make us who we are. Know that, pain, no matter its 'unbearability', is transient. Unburden or delight yourself for a while in my writings please. And all corrections, advice and opinions are welcome. Know that you are the king, queen or royal on this blog. :)
Alberta Ghunney is the CEO of Ally’s Favourite Bakes and Treats, named after her adorable daughter. Cooking, she says, has always been a hobby and never a chore. In her own words, “The fact that I’m able to put simple things together to make an amazing meal fascinates me.” She fell in love two years […]
Kumba Philip-Joe, is a young lady who hails from Foya District, Lofa County Liberia. She is a devoted Seventh Day Adventist Christian. Kumba has over 5 years of experience in the area of teenage pregnancy and issues affecting them. She is presently coordinating a program called the Enhanced Well Child Care Program. This Program was […]
Salamatu Musah Salifu completed University for Development Studies (UDS) with a degree in Development Communication. She completed last year and had her internship with Ghanaian Times where she served as a reporter and reported on many stories. She is now with USAID Innovation as a Service Personnel where and serves as a field worker for […]
Wajah Halilatu Nakoba is a young Ghanaian teacher who is passionate about reading, loves to cook and write. She helps the youth in every way possible especially the girl child. From a humble community where girls do not love formal education, Wajah organizes small group meetings for these girls as a way of contributing to […]
Angela Azimah Seidu is a National Service Personnel at the Catholic Relief Services. She completed her Bachelors Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences at the University for Development Studies. As a Family and Consumer Science student, she was trained to perform in diverse fields such as food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, child care, home […]
MRS. GRACE AFIA LARBI is an HR professional. She has worked in various capacities and in diverse roles, both the public and private sectors. Her career started from GIMPA-AVU as Senior Administrative Assistant, while pursuing her professional HR course alongside. She joined the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in Sunyani for a brief […]
Shittu Basirat is a Nigerian Public Health pharmacist with over 6 years experience in delivering healthcare services. She is very passionate about everything that concerns the maternal and child health.. Her zeal for this had channelled her work towards advocating for girl child education, child abuse and maternal health in the little way she can. […]
Martha Racheal Patten hails from Sinoe County, Liberia. She was born on September 16, 1994 to Miss Patience Baker and the late Woodro B. Patten. She is a young female leader who started demonstrating leadership ability right from her high school days where she served as student council president of St. Michael Catholic High School, […]
Isatu M. Bokum is a goal getter, ambitious and talented young girl born on February 11th 1997. The daughter of Mohamed Bokum and Fatmata Trawally Bokum, she is from a family of six and she is the fourth born. She attended primary school at New Covenant School and attended middle school at SOS Junior School […]
Sadiq Maryjane Oiza, a Nigerian, is a tech enthusiast, a digital marketer and trainer. She is also a public speaker whose prowess in the art of speaking is beyond excellent. Mary was once the Google Student Ambassador of Ekiti State University where she fell deeply in love with Education, impactation and thought leadership. She is […]
Oluwarotimi Akingbehin currently works in Finance and Strategy at Thrive Agric (A technology-driven agriculture company that works with smallholder farmers to provide them with finance, technology-driven advisory and access to premium market). She also works in Communications and Technology at La Miam Caterers (An e-Restaurant that serves working-class professionals in urban cities) She previously worked […]
Juliet Nwafor is a young Nigerian academician with over two years of experience in academic and research work in the field of sociology. Having graduated with a first class degree in sociology, she currently works as a teaching assistant in the department of Sociology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where she focuses on research […]
Issah Fawziyya Suglo Kartu is a young lady with a passion for public speaking. She is currently at the National Communications Authority as a Service Personnel. Miss Issah, on the side, is a member of the GhanaThink Foundation as Barcamp Tamale Marketing lead. Under GhanaThink, she is currently part of the organizing team of the […]
Josephine Afriyie Acheampong is a Ghanaian who has a keen interest in human nutrition, health and general fitness hence her quest to explore workable ways to be of help to the public in the area of health, fitness and wellness. Having overcome a personal unhealthy weight and lifestyle through the help of a trusted friend, […]
SANDRA T. ADEYEYE is a graduate of Theatre Arts and Mass Communication from the University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria. She is professionally certified in Media and Journalism, Storytelling and also Script writing and Film Business. She is a bonafide Alumni of the Young African Leaders Initiative – Yali – an initiative by the former […]
Zainab Deen, from The Gambia, is a 23year old female student enrolled in a diploma program in Information Technology. Besides the need to achieve professional skills in this field of study, she has developed special interest in development and youth empowerment. Outside school, she enjoys participating in forums that would build her capacity in social […]
Olanrewaju Oluwatosin Racheal is a Nigerian with a strong passion in community development and wellbeing. She has worked with organizations on health care programs, traveling to different states to educate and facilitate governmental and nongovernmental bodies on prevalent health matters as a health administrator. Her activities involve hosting sensitization and educating men and women on […]
Adenike Soyombo has over seven years experience in leadership and humanitarian services. Currently, she is a state coordinator at Mine Teenage Ministry where she focuses on teaching Godly principles, leadership skills, crafts, organising seminars and secondary school outreaches. She is also a sexual purity advocate. Adenike is the founder of Ladies with Radiance (LWR), a […]
Kaddy Jadama is from the smiling coast of Africa; the GAMBIA. She is 26 years old, a disabled rights activist, gender activist and presently studying Gender and Development at the Management Development Institute (M.I.D). She is the Vice President of Focus on Brikama, which prepares young talents through counselling and education and hosts events that […]
Esther Moses, Sierra Leonian is a Community Development worker with over 3 years experience in the not-for-profit sector in Sierra Leone. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science with a major in Biology from Njala University of Sierra Leone. She currently works as a Youth Health Training Officer. She is responsible for […]
Elizabeth Talatu Williams is a Nigerian with a big heart. She has worked in the development sector for the last five years with expertise in advocating especially for the sexual reproductive health and rights of girls, building the capacity of adolescents living with HIV on Adherence to medication and livelihood skills, contributing to the development […]
Fatou Senghore is a Gambian National and a final year student pursuing a degree in Computer Science & Technology at The American International University West Africa. She is currently interning at the Gambia Police Force as a Database administrator wherein she manages, maintains and builds Database applications. She has 3 years of work experience as […]
Saraswati Arthur is a teacher, student, lover of creative arts and a social entrepreneur. She is a teaching fellow at Teach for Ghana and an MPHIL student at University of Cape Coast. She is a Ghanaian whose interest in building change through literacy made her to establish a non profit organization called The Reading Factory, […]
Abena Korwaa Agyekum, a Ghanaian, is a 5th year medical student at Tambov State University in Russia. She is passionate about all things that concern women and the girl child. She advocates for them using social media. She is looking forward to starting a charity organization for needy girls with a friend this year. She […]
Samiha is known for her positive spirit of volunteerism. She started volunteering at age 10. At age 14, she became an active member of Curious Minds Ghana, using radio as a potent tool for positive social and behavior change campaigns in rural communities. Today, at 23, while her peers are worried about jobs and getting […]
Abigail Owusuwaa Gyamfi is a Ghanaian entrepreneur & humanitarian committed to education, research, and mentorship. She is the founder and business development lead for OGA Golden Solutions, a social enterprise that provides sustainable livelihood for women and youth by empowering them to make customized and potective apparels and other safety gears. She holds a Bachelor’s […]
Emmanuella Ikomon is a Nigerian who is a final year student of National Open University of Nigeria where she is studying B.Sc Criminology and Security Studies. She is also an awardee of young world leaders for humanity 2018 and A Global Goodwill Ambassador, 2018 as a result of her humanitarian works. She is currently a […]
Yaa Yeboaa Adu has a 3years experience in public health. She is currently the public health coordinator at Cheerful Hearts foundation,where she leads and coordinates research, with the implementation of health intervention programs in rural communities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science. She is passionate about sexual and reproductive health and committed to […]
Yakubu Fatimata is professional Nurse at the Savelugu Municipal Hospital in the Northern part of Ghana. She is hardworking, self motivated and a passionate leader who strives to empower young women and also to resolve health related problems in rural communities. She is a young lady who aims to eradicate maternal and child mortality in […]
Habiba Erinfolami is a medical student of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. She is a highly innovative and resourceful humanitarian who quickly identifies and tries to resolve challenging health-related situations in local communities. She is a young lady who is focused on implementing highly effective interventions to promote health. Habiba is currently the […]
The lightless sky smiles with doom This heart’s sigh responds with gloom For you are the lie which walks the night with no moon II All the promises made in fantasy And all the raw wishes saved in fallacy Still battle these stitches binding this heart III Yet you yell in my deepest cell Still […]
I love Accra Which exist like heaven to a village dreamer But in reality, is a cane soaked in kerosene And smeared with pepper On the skin of a greener pasture traveler II I love the name of Accra Whose birthed names can fill the Korle Lagoon And litter its centre While its pregnant ones […]
All are folding Folding into touches of feelings Eyes will see but won’t know Ears will hear but can’t translate Minds will sit, only calling on feelings To search To seek and tell In the end II A crow may turn vulture in spirit An eagle may look the part of a hen A bark […]
A good farmer tills his land and digs out stumps before planting He is sure to protect the planted Until germination After germination, he sees to irrigate Makes sure the sunlight and air are all apt for the farm He wards off weeds And fertilizes to ensure smooth growth Pesticides are provided to make sure […]
Meet me there There At the blue kiosk right by the street of Nyansakrom For sips of sympathies which sink unfairness in oceans of insanities II Meet me there There To fathom with the power of kabi kyerÉ› w’ase Why thoughts of society seem more complex than man Man who is their sole author III […]
Your talented fingers Can make wholesome my figure From arms to thighs Neck to knees Vein to vein Help, help put me together II All the feelings of yesteryears Bottled and dusty All the failings of months past Suffocating and harming All the brighter routes Missed in blindness All the calling stars in the clouds […]
In this myth we live No matter who conceived All that we believe Is the magic of breath II It lights the eyes So let them look It opens the ears So let them listen It opens your mouth So let it say All that it needs to say III It powers the heart So […]
Fireflies glow to charm the night Darkness always playing their best partner From the intruding moon right down to its stars Charmed eyes only see targets Relegating others into nonexistence I am the one you need to have Not one you have to need II Hearts speak even in separation Minds bond even in absentia […]
FIRST HALF Two strong looking men bump into each other running from opposite directions. The one from left, Nyane, wearing agbada without shorts and just one shoe on the left leg, falls and starts wailing as if he has been caught by some monsters, the one from right, Takyi who nearly fell, shouts at him […]
Hidden eyes in open space Ghostful body in hardened bones Crafts to mirror Hunts like a warrior In this forest where lions chew it all Including their protectings He is Anas! II When his plants are in ready harvest Constipated bowels are pushed by pills of fear into running Thick skins give way to shivering […]
Walking back into the deserted forest of the past I see sands of regrets Watered by sweats of ghostly marathons in vain cheer With tears acting as pickaxes Digging gullies on once promising lands Gullies draining dreams conceived from enthusiastic sacrifices How I wish mouths stayed behind on journeys of death! II Look at fingers […]
The boldness of darkness in deceptive acquisition Is a mystic and hypocritical existence Which abhors the steps of light Even in far distances It’s a little wonder legs turn three Moving without support for the third Chests grow mounds Hoping with no straps for decorum When the law chases II Wigs are rigs in these […]
As existence of breezes Is seen in the dance of a tree I wish you dance in my hair or body For all to see You hidden monsters in my arteries! You surely make me a walking corpse In a walking stalk Not that you care II Haven’t I looked for plasters to you seal? […]
Pain is looking at a difference, in molestation, afar Devastation is seeing your reflection in the bins of others Sadness is seeing minds trapped by slavery And tracing their roots to yours Bitterness is knowing it all with a helplessness That imprisons your confidence Brewing unshed tears in the sky of your heart II When […]
The starting point of every race Births successes The rising point of the sun Births light Just as palm trees have no useless parts Mothers, even in graves, shelter our souls In spiritual protection Who is without a mother’s is Or, in sad terms, a mother’s was? II Like hens, they struggle to hatch Like […]
If structures could turn see-throughs In these cold powered days Many would find what stands true In this raining May II Would be fun to watch As lightening hugs get sticky With eyes magnetizing eyes Lips calling in other lips Veins in arms sending hands on exploratory hunt For pleasures abominable In leisures of weathers […]
Now the day is awake The sky is serving light All that hands will take Will base on a heart so bright II I hope that for life’s sake We work with all our might Like bread in an oven bake Our ends will shine so bright III We have to burdens shake And face […]
After three years of entertaining, thrilling and educating patrons in Accra, Ghana’s biggest most spectacular theatre production, WogbÉ› JÉ›kÉ›: Our Journey, comes to Tamale. With an amazing team of 100 cast and crew, this is a once in a lifetime experience you and your family and friends shouldn’t miss. Come and witness the history of […]
In the heat and cold To the tired and bold Who worked and sold And love to hold All seams of works to mould Our precious mother earth to fold Closure, just in aim for gold When cock’s call at dawn I give you a standing ovation to say “ayekooo!” II From holders to tenders […]
It slowly rose like smoke Making eyes teary and red Baking minds like loaves for their feed Then became the weed of love Making many kowtow with their all Presenting their successes and their falls It has now graduated to opium and cocaine combined Building addicts out of thinkers II High on this drug-like serve […]
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