Adwoa Badoe
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Adwoa Badoe | |
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| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Occupations | Teacher, Writer and Dancer |
Adwoa Badoe is a Ghanaian teacher, writer, and dancer based in Guelph, Canada.[1] Adwoa is an author who focuses on writing for children and young adults. In addition to her literary work, she is a storyteller with experience in creating and producing works for the stage. Her projects include The Griot’s Journey (DVD), Song of Wagadu: Song of Africa (CD), and Fighting For Their Freedom: Richard Pierpoint and the Coloured Company, a work commissioned by the Fort York Museum.[2] She is also an ordained minister and an assisting pastor at the River of Life International Fellowship, Guelph.[3]
Adwoa was born in Ghana.[4][5] She studied Human biology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and qualified as a doctor.[4][5] She moved to Canada after her tertiary education in Ghana but was unable to practice as a doctor because she had to study the programme again in Canada to qualify as a doctor in Canada.[5] She subsequently switched attention to her childhood interests, writing and storytelling.[4][5] She developed her interest in writing as result of her passion to want to share stories she heard growing up.[4][5] Aside from writing, she attends various cultural festivals around the world. She is also a dance instructor[4][5] and she organises African dance workshops for schools and libraries in her community.[5] She is the niece of Ghanaian writer, Kate Abbam.