2022 GOWA Launched

A section of the media personalities at the launch

This year’s edition of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) has dully been launched at a colourful ceremony held at the Airport View Hotel in Accra.

The annual event, which is in its 5th edition, confers honours on Ghanaian women who have impacted the growth of Ghana in areas such as politics, health, education, sports and showbiz.

The launch was attended by a number of personalities which include Akumaa Mama Zimbi (television and radio broadcast journalist), Reverend Rose Tetteh, CEO of Chartma Herbal Centre; Charity Twumasi, Nana Yaa Konadu (broadcast journalist) among others.

This year’s event has been fixed for September 3, 2022, at the Tang Palace Hotel in Accra. It promises lots of excitement and would be a memorable one.

The organisers say the event will be graced by a number of important personalities including politicians, celebrities, queen mothers, radio and television presenters, a section of the stakeholders in the creative industry among others.

Speaking at the launch of this year’s edition of the awards, Mrs. Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, Executive Director of Askof Productions, recounted the ups and downs the scheme has been faced with since its inception in 2018.

According to her, GOWA’s mission is to celebrate women who are impacting lives in their quest to make Ghana a better place.

The executive director added that the significant role women play in nation-building cannot be overlooked; hence the award was instituted to recognise their efforts.

Veteran broadcaster, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, who was the chairperson of the event, reiterated the need to empower women by recognising their efforts.

By George Clifford Owusu