:Efua Asibon

{{Short description|Ghanaian activist}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Efua Asibon

| native_name_lang = English

| citizenship = Ghanaian

| education = University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education,

London School of Economics and Political Science

}}

Efua Asibon was one of the three Ghanaians that won the Queen's Young Leader Award in 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2017/july-4th/ghanaian-chef-to-cook-waakye-for-queen-elizabeth.php|title=Ghanaian chef to cook 'waakye' for Queen Elizabeth|date=2017-07-04|website=www.myjoyonline.com|access-date=2019-09-10}} She is an account manager for Facebook in Ireland the co-founder of Dislabelled, a non profit organisation in Ghana that supports, empowers and educates people with disabilities.{{Cite web|url=https://bulletin.swarthmore.edu/spring-2019-issue-iii-volume-cxvi/efua-asibon-%E2%80%9916-%E2%80%94-ghana|title=Efua Asibon '16 — Ghana|last=|first=|date=2019-09-10|website=Swarthmore College Bulletin|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001233542/https://bulletin.swarthmore.edu/spring-2019-issue-iii-volume-cxvi/efua-asibon-%E2%80%9916-%E2%80%94-ghana |archive-date=2019-10-01 |access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://ayibamagazine.com/dislabelled-fighting-for-special-education-in-ghana/|title=Dislabelled: Fighting for Special Education in Ghana|last=ago|first=Akinyi Ochieng • 4 years|date=2015-10-26|website=Ayiba Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802212928/http://ayibamagazine.com/dislabelled-fighting-for-special-education-in-ghana/|url-status=dead}}

Education

She holds a master's degree in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Upon receiving the Queen's Young Leader Award, she had the opportunity of being mentored and trained at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education in the UK.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2017/07/01/queen-elizabeth-honours-three-young-ghanaians/|title=Queen Elizabeth Honours Three Young Ghanaians|date=2017-07-01|website=GhanaCelebrities.Com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Three-Ghanaians-honoured-by-Queen-Elizabeth-554462|title=Three Ghanaians honoured by Queen Elizabeth|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}

Awards and recognition

  • In 2017, she won the Queen's Young Leader Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.glitzafrica.com/ghanas-elijah-amoo-addo-efua-asibon-and-winnifred-selby-for-the-queens-young-leaders-award/|title=Ghana's Elijah Amoo Addo, Efua Asibon and Winnifred Selby for The Queen's Young Leaders Award|last=|first=|date=2017-06-16|website=Glitz Africa|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802211415/https://www.glitzafrica.com/ghanas-elijah-amoo-addo-efua-asibon-and-winnifred-selby-for-the-queens-young-leaders-award/ |archive-date=2021-08-02 |access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/young-leaders-three-ghanaians-recognised-by-uk-queen-for-their-social-responsibility/56rq1yj|title=Three Ghanaians recognised by UK Queen for their social responsibility work|last=|first=|date=2016-11-30|website=Pulse Ghana|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802211414/https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/young-leaders-three-ghanaians-recognised-by-uk-queen-for-their-social-responsibility/56rq1yj |archive-date=2021-08-02 |access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/07/3-ghanaians-honoured-by-queen-elizabeth-in-uk/|title=3 Ghanaians honoured by Queen Elizabeth in UK|date=2017-07-02|website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.queensyoungleaders.com/alumni/|title=Queens Young Leaders – Alumni|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2018-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181915/https://www.queensyoungleaders.com/alumni/|url-status=dead}}
  • She won the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Award in 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/14/finalists-announced-for-2019-awief-awards/|title=Finalists announced for 2019 AWIEF Awards|last=AfricaNews|date=2019-08-14|website=Africanews|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814222254/https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/14/finalists-announced-for-2019-awief-awards/ |archive-date=2019-08-14 |access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://awpnetwork.com/2019/08/16/african-women-entrepreneurs-nominated-for-the-2019-awief-awards/|title=African Women Entrepreneurs Nominated for the 2019 AWIEF Awards|last=|first=|date=2019-08-16|website=AWP Network|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135754/https://awpnetwork.com/2019/08/16/african-women-entrepreneurs-nominated-for-the-2019-awief-awards/ |archive-date=2020-03-05 |access-date=2019-09-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyafrika.com/africas-top-women-entrepreneurs-to-be-rewarded-for-leadership-innovation/|title=Africa's top women entrepreneurs to be rewarded for leadership, innovation|date=2019-08-14|website=Daily Afrika News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2021-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802211414/https://www.dailyafrika.com/africas-top-women-entrepreneurs-to-be-rewarded-for-leadership-innovation/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldnews.easybranches.com/regions/africa/4293762|title=Finalists announced for 2019 AWIEF Awards|website=worldnews.easybranches.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}
  • She was listed as one of WomanRising's 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana{{Cite web|url=https://womanrising.org/2018/08/11/2016-100-most-outstanding-women-entrepreneurs-in-ghana/|title=2016 – 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs In Ghana – WomanRising|last=WomanRising|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-10|archive-date=2019-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904210133/https://womanrising.org/2018/08/11/2016-100-most-outstanding-women-entrepreneurs-in-ghana/|url-status=dead}}

See also

References

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