Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah be a Ghanaian feminist writer den blogger. She co-found award-winning blog Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women wey na she wrep give The Guardian den Open Democracy. Sekyiamah be de Director for Communications manager for de Association for Women's Rights in Development den a member of de Black Feminism Forum Working Group wich organise de historic first Black Feminist Forum insyd Bahia, Brazil.
Ein sex anaa gender | female |
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Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
Name wey dem give am | Nana |
Ein date of birth | 6 January 1978 |
Place dem born am | Ghana |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
Ein occupation | writer, blogger, businessperson |
Field for work | feminism |
Educate for | London School of Economics and Political Science, University of North London |
Award e receive | BBC 100 Women |
Dema official website | https://darkoathewriter.com/ |
Life
editNa dem born Sekyiamah insyd London, England, to Ghanaian parents, wey she grow up insyd Ghana.[1] She get a diploma insyd performance coaching den a certificate insyd conflict mediation wey she work as a life coach den a public speaker.[2]
Na dem sanso award am a Bachelor of Science degree insyd communications den cultural studies by de University of North London den a Master of Science degree insyd gender den development from de London School of Economics and Political Science.[2] Na she sanso work as a leadership trainer for London ein Metropolitan Police.[2]
Na Sekyiamah be a speaker for de 2015 Writivism Festival insyd Kampala, Uganda, den de 2016 Aké Arts and Book Festival insyd Abeokuta, Nigeria.[3][4]
Insyd 2021, Sekyiamah get an anthology dem entitle The Sex Lives of African Women publish by Dialogue,[1][5] describe insyd a review by Margaret Busby as "an extraordinarily dynamic work".[6] Na dem subsequently perform a stage adaptation insyd Nairobi, Kenya.[7]
Insyd December 2022, na dem name an for de BBC ein 100 Women list as one of de world ein inspiring den influential women of de year.[8]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Malik, Nesrine (24 July 2021). "Polygamy in Senegal, lesbian hookups in Cairo: inside the sex lives of African women". The Guardian (in English). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah". Cultures Uganda.
- ↑ Waweru, Nduta (26 June 2015). "The Writivism Festival 2015: Exploring all things literature". The Star (in English). Kenya. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Salihu, Addurrahim (27 November 2016). "Travelogue: From Kaduna to Abeokuta, the City Under the Rock • Olisa Blogazine". Olisa Blogazine. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ The Sex Lives of African Women. Hachette. 22 January 2021. ISBN 9780349701653.
- ↑ Busby, Margaret (4 August 2021). "The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah review – extraordinarily dynamic". The Guardian.
- ↑ Dahir, Abdi Latif (16 June 2022). "A Book Has Women in Africa Talking About Sex". The New York Times.
- ↑ "BBC 100 Women 2022: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". BBC. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
edit- Adventures from the bedrooms of African women blog
- Fiona Leonard, "Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah: Opening doors to African women's bedrooms", Global Voices, 31 March 2011.