Are you a female novelist, poet or playwright? Have you attempted writing any short stories, novels, poems or plays? Do you need guidance in writing and publishing your own work? Are you a member of the Mbaasem Writers’ Club? Then Mbaasem Foundation is inviting you to join the Ghana Women Writers’ Forum for a wonderful […]

It is well known that President Obama chose to visit Ghana because of its track record in governance and democracy. Not all of us who live here are convinced that we are such a good model for governance and democracy but that is a subject for another blog. This morning Joy FM (Ghanaian local radio […]

8th July, 2009. Dear President Obama, You are expected in our beloved country this Friday and already Obama-mania has taken over Ghana. To be fair Obama-mania is not solely because of your impending visit. Obama-mania began when you became the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee. On that fateful day in November when you were voted into […]

Part of my personal reference documents are kept in the boot of my car. These references are in the form of notes and materials from the workshops that I have attended in recent times. Over the weekend whilst I was cleaning the car, I decided to go through the documents to refresh my thoughts on […]

Joining the AWDF Slimmers Club is the second best thing that has happened to me this year (the first being a deeper understanding of the Love of God). In early May I got a mail from a colleague Nana, inviting interested sisters to sign on and join a slimmers club. I was not too keen […]

The issue of child labour and for that matter the exploitation of the female child especially, sometimes appeara as tall tales or gives you the bandwagon effect of shouting with the crowd “this is bad it must be stopped!”, but having a personal encounter is another ball game altogether. Somewhere in the middle of last […]

This is an update to the blog I posted on women’s rights activists calling on women to go on a seven- day sex boycott (girlcott?), posted on Aril 30. I know blogger has been acting up lately and is still deciding whether or not to accept or reject comments, so I want to assume that’s […]

On the 25th day of November 2008, Rose Buabeng, affectionately called Auntie Rose, declared herself team leader of the “Onamdaade” fun club or should I rather say “wahala” club???????(Ref.25/11/08 blog) Barely six months later, there has been a massive elevation from “Onamdaade” to “Owo daade”, Auntie Rose has “released” a fairly new Toyota Corolla saloon […]

I recently read a true story about a Woman who had just given birth and was being labelled a witch because she had given birth to an Albino. The in-laws did not want to have anything to do with this mum nor her baby because they feel they have been disgraced. Come to think of […]

MOTHERS DAY IS HERE AGAIN Well I guess I’m like too many other daughters who are looking at the calendar and realizing that Mother’s Day is less than a week away! and I still haven’t done any preparations towards it. Sisters do you know that our Moms don’t get weekends off, sick time or vacation […]