Change-Maker Program – March 2019
Speaker Series: Dr. Florence Akumiah

Attendees: Derrick (Program Coordinator),Emmanuel (SS 1), Bethel (JSS 2), Frank (JSS 2), Richard (JSS 2), Millicent (JSS 1), Sadik (Class 6), Linda (Class 6), Shelia (Class 6)

Description: As a part of GEC’s 2019 Changemaker Program students learn about famous figures past and present, about historically significant events, as well as community events and movements throughout Ghana. This helps the students reflect on an ever changing society and their roles within it. In honor of Women’s history month the GEC students had the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Florence Akumiah. Dr. Akumiah is a medical officer at the National Cardiothoracic Centre. She is an award winner from the Merck Africa Asia Luminary Conference. Dr. Akumiah spoke to the students about what it takes to be a doctor. She encouraged the students to look for someone who is also in the medical field to serve as their mentor. She told the students that anyone who is a change-maker must first consider themselves a change maker. They must feel that they are a nation all on their own and make changes from within. She also noted to the students the importance of paying it forward, helping others who come in their footsteps after them. Being a change-maker means purposefully helping those in need

Description: As a part of GEC’s 2019 Changemaker Program students learn about famous figures past and present, about historically significant events, as well as community events and movements throughout Ghana. This helps the students reflect on an ever changing society and their roles within it. In honor of Black History Month the students attended the launch of Black History Month in Accra with the African American Association. The program allowed the students to learn about the history of the hardships and challenge of the transatlantic slave trade and about the reasoning’s behind the 400 years of return celebration taking place in Ghana during 2019. The program spoke to the role of African Americans in developing the world through innovations in Science, Math, Technology and the Arts. The program also allowed the students to learn what is being done in Ghana to embraces those returning to the diaspora in love and harmony. The students are crafting their own reflection papers from the event.