Angela Dwamena-Aboagye

Angela Dwamena-Aboagye
Born	April 1965
Nationality	Ghanaian
Education	University of Ghana, Georgetown university
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, Gender Activist

Angela Dwamena-Aboagye (born in 1965) is a Ghanaian lawyer, gender activist, and the Executive Director of The Ark Foundation Ghana.[1] The Ark Foundation is an NGO that seeks to address women’s human rights in Ghana. Dwamena-Aboagye established the first shelter for battered women in Ghana and also set up a crisis centre, with a legal centre and a counselling centre to render sexual and gender based violence and child abuse services in different locations in Ghana, she is also a counsellor, and a motivational public speaker.[2][3][4][5]

Early life

Angela Dwamena-Aboagye (nee Sakyi) was born in 1965.

Education

Dwamena-Aboagye attended the Mfantsiman Secondary School and also Holy Child School. She graduated from the University of Ghana and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, and also a Qualifying Certificate of Law as a Barrister from the Ghana Law School.

Dwamena-Aboagye also obtained a master's degree in law from the Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., US and also a Master of Arts Degree in Theology from the Akrofi-Christaller Institute, Akropong Ghana.[6] She was called to the Ghana Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1989.[7]

Personal life

She is married to Kwame Dwamena-Aboagye. He also works as a consultant for the Foundation, and they have four children.[8]

Career

She is an Adjunct Lecturer in gender and the law in the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana; and also a consultant and trainer on gender and women’s human rights. She also worked with the Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General’s Department from 1990 to 1999 but resigned to found The Ark Foundation Ghana.[9]

Awards and recognition

• Dwamena-Aboagye received the Ghana National Commission on Children/UNICEF National Media Features Award on Children in 1996.^[citation needed] She was also the recipient of the Unilever Ghana Award for Distinguished Service for the development of women and children in Ghana in 2005.[10]
• African Women’s Development Fund Women of Substance Award for 13 Distinguished African Women (2005).[11]
• The United States of America Embassy 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice in 2009.[12][13]
• Millennium Excellence Awards (2010) for Women’s Empowerment by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (2010).[14] [8]
• She is also a recipient of the First African Servant Leadership National Awards for Women’s Empowerment in 2011.[15]

References

1. "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
2. Myjoyonline.com. "Ghana News - DOVVSU lacks attention - Angela Dwamena Aboagye". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
3. Graphic, Daily. "Angela Dwamena-Aboagye: A true voice for the voiceless - Graphic Online - | 2016". Retrieved 2016-08-20.
4. "Gender policy implementation key to development - Dwamena-Aboagye". Ghana Business News. 2016-04-23. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
5. "Gender Development And Resource Center Holds Symposium On Ghana's National Gender Policy". www.gimpa.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
6. "Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs - MOWAC". femaleachievers.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
7. "Management Team – The Ark Foundation, Ghana". Retrieved 2024-03-19.
8. "Management Team – The Ark Foundation, Ghana". Retrieved 2022-05-27.
9. "BUSAC News | Women Urged to Work Towards Peaceful Elections". www.busac.org. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
10. Safo (Mrs.), Margaret (2005-05-14). The Mirror: Issue 2630 May 14 2005. Graphic Communications Group.
11. "Congratulations Angela Dwamena-Aboagye of the Ark Foundation". The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF). 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
12. "Programs and Events | Accra, Ghana – Embassy of the United States". ghana.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
13. "Angela Dwamena-Aboagye receives Peace Award". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
14. "Past Recipients". Retrieved 2016-08-30.
15. "Congratulations Angela Dwamena-Aboagye of the Ark Foundation – The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)". awdf.org. Retrieved 2016-08-30.