Deeds of distinction the story of Madam Agnes Adwoa Afra
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2007
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Studies in Gender and Development in Africa 1(1): 120-132
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The narrative presents a case of the silencing and marginalization of the contributions of the many rural women, whose efforts help to improve human life and meaning. Madam Agnes Adwoa Afra’s life story and experience should serve as a cogent reminder to women and gender activities across this country, Ghana, that women who show exceptional performance in offering humanitarian and other services are present in every segment of our society. Madam Adwoa Afra has spoken for many by sharing her life story. This narrative piece highlights the need to search for the many women in rural settings in many women in rural settings in many parts of Ghana whose remarkable activities and service are often unheard of, unacknowledged and/or not unrecognized. Whether other women of her like, with such strong values within our rural communities will share the joy of nationwide acknowledgement and documentation of their activities would greatly depend on the efforts of gender activists, who owe them the duty to bring them to limelight. In this biographical study, which represents a conversation and discussions on their life and deeds, Madam Agnes Adwoa Afra share her experiences as a farmer, parent, role model, philanthropist and humanitarian.