AKADi Magazine

In this episode, we speak to Comfort Arthur, who became the first Ghanaian in 16 years to win an Africa Movie Academy Awards - popularly known as the AMA Awards - in the best animation category for her web series I’m Living in Ghana, Get Me Out Of Here.
This seven-episode animation series explores the real-life experiences of Comfort when she moved from London to Accra.

Comfort is a prolific animator known for producing content on hard-hitting social issues such as sexual abuse and harassment, female reproductive health, among other topics. But she’s got a great way of adding an element of humour to these gritty issues.

She recently created an animated film and children’s picture book called Black Barbie, which explores and challenges Western beauty standards. She talks about this and more starting off with how she developed 'I’m Living in Ghana, Get Me Out Of Here' with the help of family and friends.

Find out more about Comfort on her:
Instagram - @lady_comfy
Website - The Comfy Studios

The music featured in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is created by percussionist Eric Owusu and producer Nir Sabag exclusively for AKADi Magazine.  Follow Eric on Instagram @ericowusuofficial

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit https://www.akadimagazine.com/ and https://msbwrites.co.uk/ for MisBeee Writes content.

Welcome to Climate Change Champions - an AKADi Magazine series that invites environmental activists to raise awareness of their work and highlight simple ways that we can protect our world.

In this episode, we speak to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah whose daughter Ella died of a rare and severe form of asthma at only nine years old. Air pollution claimed her life. She later became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded on her death certificate. Her mum Rosamund explains.

Find out more about Rosamund and the Ella Roberta Family Foundation here.

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'.

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