Elizabeth Amoaa

Ghanaian female reproductive health advocate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elizabeth Amoaa (born 16 August 1983) is a Ghanaian reproductive health advocate.[1]

Born (1983-08-16) 16 August 1983 (age 42)
Accra, Ghana
AlmamaterLondon Metropolitan University, University of Surrey, College Leonard De Vinci, College le Segrais
OccupationReproductive health advocate
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Elizabeth Amoaa
Born (1983-08-16) 16 August 1983 (age 42)
Accra, Ghana
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University, University of Surrey, College Leonard De Vinci, College le Segrais
OccupationReproductive health advocate
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Early life and education

Elizabeth Amoaa was born on 16 August 1983 in Accra, Ghana.[1] There, she attended Most Holy Heart Preparatory School in Dansoman. She later moved to France where she completed her secondary school at College le Segrais and college education at College Leonard De Vinci[2] at Melun.

In 2003, she moved to London to pursue her higher education at London Metropolitan University and University of Surrey where she gained her LLB, and LLM, respectively.[3]

Career

She founded the Speciallady Awareness in 2017[4] with the aim of educating young women about gynecological conditions.[5] She has authored a book entitled The Unspoken Identity.[6][7] They made donations to organizations, schools, and hospitals in Ghana two years after the Speciallady Awareness was established. She made donations to 37 military hospitals in conjunction with the Speciallady Awareness and 3FM.[8] The Unspoken Identity book is approved by The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) in Ghana to be used as supplementary educational material in Senior High Schools.[9] The Unspoken Identity book is in 500 libraries and universities worldwide.

Humanitarian works

During the covid lockdown in Ghana in April 2020, Amoaa collaborated with Ghanaian media personality Abeiku Santana to feed thousands of people in Accra.[10] Amoaa's charity Speciallady Awareness regularly carries out outreach projects and donates sanitary products to schools and communities in Ghana.[11][12] Speciallady Awareness NGO has donated medical supplies valued at 120,000 to healthcare units and donated 25,000 sanitary pads to female students in various communities in Ghana.[13]

Personal life

Elizabeth currently lives in Andover, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom with her husband and has one child.[14]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Ceremony Award Presented Nominated work / Recipient Result Ref.
2020 Ghana Outstanding Women Awards
  • Outstanding Woman in Social Community
  • Shero of the Year
  • Outstanding Woman in Health
Herself Nominated [15][16]
2020 Women Of The Year Awards Wellness Warrior Herself Nominated [15]
2020 Women Make Change Awards
  • Women Empowerment
  • Social Entrepreneur
Herself Nominated [16]
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