Women From Ghana

"I have no Ill feeling towards those who executed my husband"

"The truth about the execution of the officers is necessary for the sake of posterity and will also help avert the tendency to seek revenge and retribution."

"Nobody has been able to tell me why he was arrested and killed. All his property has been confiscated until today."

"The old government documents bear ‘Esipun’ and we want to maintain the ‘Essipun’ instead of ‘Essipong."

"So now the case has been given to some neutral people to resolve and so I will not comment further to commit myself."

"This is not for Esipun alone, but for the Western Region. We will have the restaurants and food vendors. We need to tap the full potential of the tournament."

"That event was labelled Esi-Apong,” Nana Abuna further explained but added, “the real pronunciation and spelling is Esi-pun."

"Don’t play innocent with me, Elaine. I already fell for that once…. I thought you were different…decent…. Turns out you’re just a cheap slut… and you had the nerve of accusing me of being in love with my dead wife. You are despicable."

"So you can tell me more lies?… You told me Kuuku’s father was dead and like the fool I was, I believed you…. I know everything, Elaine. This was all a game to you wasn’t it?"

"I want to be remembered for serving my community, whether it is through providing quality surgical care or helping mentor the next generation of surgeons. Everything about the match is special. It will be a dream come true."

"Entrepreneurship for Women. B&FT online, February 15, 2018."

"Finding Success How we made it in Africa, 7 March, 2018."

"“You should be willing to listen and learn. You need to always look out for the long-term. And above all, you need to be focused.""

"Women are better at sustaining things than men. Women venturing into entrepreneurship shows that they will be able to grow their industries or organizations well to accommodate more people then, we all can live better lives."

"women are not new to leadership, over the years they have played their roles effectively to drive progress in their organisations and the society at large .But we continue to see gender disparity in corporate leadership, board appointments and representation in governments across the African continent. As leaders , we all have a role to play to drive gender balance and greater equality in our organisations, in government and the wider society."

"Tv3 and the entire Media general group seeks to continue to serve as the best and most authoritative provider in news and current affairs in the country, and is committed to developing educational content hence the need to work with the ministry to educate Ghanaians on the process of digital migration."

"Of course we all know that the economy is not doing well and our customers are not the multinationals but they are the everyday business men and women and so when they are affected we are also affected and because of that our loans have suffered and that has a ripple effect on interest rates. We also are borrowing expensive money because generally the interest rates in the country are very high."

"Effect of Things"

"Patience and persistence are essential when introducing innovation and new solutions to a community. No matter what happens, don’t give up too quickly in your business. Stay committed to your vision; you can bring positive change to Africa over time."

"“I have come to learn to be patient and not give up too quickly. It takes patience and persistence to bring new and innovative products and ways of doing things to a community.”"

"I see entrepreneurship as a calling, not as a last resort for those who are looking for employment in the formal sector and not finding it."

"The bamboos are strong, meaning that the bicycles are also strong and durable. The bicycles have been in use for almost 10 years"

"In my culture, where age and gender impact on social status, being young and a woman is sometimes difficult, especially when meeting potential clients or business partners who can be judgmental. However, this has never stifled my potential or discouraged me. It’s the importance of sustainability for our future that keeps driving me to overcome these sorts of obstacles ."

"The triple problems of poverty, unemployment, and environmental degradation have affected rural communities in Ghana and forced many youth from rural Ghana to migrate to the urban areas. One way of addressing these problems is to use local resources, maximize the skills of the people, and enable profitable partnerships throughout the value chain"

"We started this particular initiative about a decade ago. The rationale is to utilize our raw materials and create employment for our youths even as we tackle climate change"

"Sustainability should be integrated into every aspect of our lives. Businesses should be accountable for the indirect unintended consequences of supply and consumption."

"Initially it was difficult. People were not into giving out flowers. But with the course of time, they see beautiful things and yes I have this, I can do this in my house and all of that. So with that people started warming up to it."

"There are times maybe you will be sitting down somewhere, very little things around can inspire you to create something”."

"The influence of society on the people"

"“Society has brought us where we are, we’ve had people patronizing our wares and all of that, giving us pieces of advice on how to improve our business and the kind of things we should do that people want, so we see it has a time to give back to the society what society has given to us”."

"Known for her (Asabe Cropper) unique Kente culture, her traditional ‘Tekuwaa’ (headgear) her horns, beads, kente outfit and that silky voice with the Ada lyrics, she dazzled Ghanaians, together with her brother Kenteman, to woo the hearts of many Ghanaians in the ‘90s."

"It is human behaviour. Sometimes you just have to understand. When you are in a competition, you should expect winners. And you should expect losers. So I understand. It's normal for a human being to behave like that."

"Thank you for being an inspiration for every young lady in Ghana. I remember the very first time I met you, you told me I reminded you a lot of yourself when you were young, because I am slim and you said to me: 'don't let them force you to gain weight. You're perfect the way you are' and I've never forgotten that."

"Cina is a nice person and I like her vibe and I'll spend the whole day with her and even more. She is talented, I like her vibe and performance on stage and I'm a big fan."

"I think she (Cina Soul) is actually extremely good. Soul’s voice is like something that can represent us (Ghana) on an international scale. I know she’s gonna get there. I don’t know which song [will take her there]. When I saw King Promise I knew. But I didn’t know how. But I knew he was gonna be huge. And Cina Soul has that approach."

"I think finding your sound or what makes you unique is always the hardest part because there are a million artists around the world. Even in Ghana, there are thousands, so what will make you stand out? It’s like at every point, you find a different type or different side of you."

"It's hard to penetrate the Ghanaian music market, your music probably won't sell, people wouldn't like you, some people who have grown in the industry will tell you that your music won't sell. Sometimes these comments can break you and you tend to ask yourself would this music that I'm doing yield results at all...Even people would sometimes sabotage you."

"Sometimes, some labels just preach a lot before they sign you, but you get in there and you don't see anything. I remember when I actually was with Universal when I recorded Ojorley, they didn't want the song. And that's my biggest song too. That's how funny it was. I actually got signed to the Universal Music record label, and I'm independent again, I have been independent for a longer time."

"There is something called psychology in music, psychology is just studying peoples behaviour and my background as a psychology student has influenced the kind of things I say in my songs and people say my music is therapeutic."

"When I started music people used to look down on me because I was smallish. There were some instances where I went to events and the organisers asked how old I was and I added five years to my age."

"My glam team don't sleep, they are always on point and always trying to make me look good because my image is really important...every space am in, they want me to stand out."

"It was for a moment. I released an EP called Ga Mashi during that moment, so it makes sense to be that persona for that moment. If I've gone past that project and released an EP called For Times We Lost that is very Afrobeats/HipHop, whu do I keep doing that? All this is intentional, I like to be different persona with every project I put out. I love to stay different all the time."

"So the thing about me is, I’ve always considered myself to be a very versatile artist. From the very first EP, all five to six songs on are completely different and I’ve never wanted to box myself."

"What ever sound that comes to me in the studio, that’s what comes out be it highlife, Afro beat, or Afro-pop."

"Going for a reality show developed me as an artist. Vodafone Icons helped develop me as an artist, I am Cina Soul because of my time on Vodafone Icons, I may not have won but being on the show gave me an identity. I know a lot of people out there have faith and believe in me so I have to make everyone proud by giving it my all."

"My music career began in school but got firm and strong after I had completed and put in much effort in to building it."

"I for do what I can till I’m gone You touch me, you touch fire Let no man ever touch my crown."

"I love Cina Soul. I put her on my shows because I want to give her the kind of exposure that I didn't get when I was starting my music career with the kind of music that I was doing. And she has a beautiful talent that I think is gonna grow to become amazing and I'm here to support her as much as I can..."

"It's sad because there are women who are making it through hard work and just going through the way life is. So, people shouldn't judge quickly but at the same time, at the end of the day, people also have their own opinions. Most at times, some of these opinions are not true...People should just mind their own business."

"“Ote Me Mu.”"