THE GT STORY PROJECT - LIFE AS A WOMAN
I am very passionate about fashion and creating just about anything. I believe everyone can create and become whoever they want and it’s all in the mind. I have been able to start my own company and still building myself. I am still working on getting a platform where I am able to help young women out there, and especially in Ghana, to be independent women…
Read MorePassion and and interest are the basic reason for Sisters Diary, which is a support system for women and girls in Ghana. It started in 2016 as just a birthday giveaway to a now not-for-profit organization. Supporting women brings fulfillment, messages like ‘thanks for believing in me, Dinah, you gave me hope to forge on and am grateful’ brings illumination to my world...
Read MoreAnd in my family when I start to feel equal, I am shut down by my father and constantly reminded that because of my gender, certain things are specially expected of me and when I dream, I am told it would take me nowhere in life.
Read MoreI started selling shea butter, African black soap, coconut oil, cocoa butter and other products a year ago, while in university and I’m still there... I was doing this alone because African parents, especially in Ghana, only believe in education. I needed advice and I needed ideas but there was nobody. I needed exposure from people with a lot of followers on Instagram but most of them were asking for money which I didn’t have as a start up business, so I searched for companies on the internet, and wrote proposals. Some responded, others didn’t. Today, I only have 800 Instagram followers but I’m about to ship a 20ft container to China.
Read MoreI am a lady of 22. I have a certificate in broadcast journalism but I am a pro make-up artist and stylist. I am independent and have to keep the work going.
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