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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.

In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Prince - a Ghanaian Master's graduate who lives in Kharkiv in Ukraine up until the start of the war.

He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.

Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).

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The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.

In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Opoku Asare Berchie - a Ghanaian who was studying medicine in Ukraine up until the start of the war.

He is also general secretary of the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS).

He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.

Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to three Ghanaian students in Hungary who were integral in helping stranded students flee from Ukraine.

Hear from Gabriel Asante, President of the Ghana Students Association  in Hungary (GASH), and Association members Paul Worlanyo and Nana Kwesi Asante Firampong about their rescue missions.

Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Sarah Boateng who distributes reusable period pads made by bamboo fleece cotton to girls and young women in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

The initiative is part of her wider goal to deliver quality education to girls in rural parts of Africa under her charity Investing in Girls Education in Africa (IGEA) Enterprise. She explains more.


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @thegoldenstoolproject.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


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The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Ghanaians Abroad  - an AKADi Magazine initiative designed to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Professor Dr  James Affram Adjaye, director and chair of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine in Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
 

The transmission of Covid-19 to Africa was anticipated by many to devastate the African continent. But Professor Dr  Adjaye outlines from his research why that was not the case. (This interview was conducted just before the official announcement of the presence of the Omicron Covid strain).

Find out more: https://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/

Click the link below to learn more about his work into Covid-19 transmission from the West to West Africa.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-00267-w


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to actor, director and producer Ernest Abbeyquaye - an award-winning pioneer in TV, film and theatre, who since the early 60s and during his childhood, has had a talent for telling stories. He speaks to me about his early beginnings in creating stories, his GUBA nomination and how he met (Dame) Judi Dench.


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag


Friends and supporters of the Padua Innovators and Affiliates Club need your help. 

They’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to rejuvenate Ebenezer Senior High School in Dansoman, Accra – affectionately known as PADUA .- to raise £1 million over the next four years.

You can help by donating to their GoFundMe page here: https://gofund.me/d6c17eed

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

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Welcome to Ghanaians Abroad  - an AKADi Magazine initiative designed to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.
 
 
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Professor Dr James Affram Adjaye, director and chair of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine in Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany, to find out more.
https://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/

Imagine a world where even before your birth, information from your cells can be used to determine triggers to certain ailments and ways to successfully treat them. Professor Dr  Adjaye explains.


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to  Comfort Arthur whose web series ‘I’m Living in Ghana Get Me Out of Here’ won Best Animation in the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2020.  She talks about how she developed her web-series with the help of family and friends.


Find out more about Comfort here: @lady_comfy


The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa  speaks to polyglot Jemila who is fluent in Ga, was born and raised in Europe to Ghanaian parents but doesn’t feel full accepted in either cultural space. She explores how her linguistic proficiency informs her identity.


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to author Mamle Kabu on the topic of biracial identity in her short stories: 'Colour Separation', 'Human Mathematics' and 'The End of Skill'.

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.

Visit: www.facebook/mamlekabu

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit us here and MisBeee Writes content.

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag