Efua Asibon Explained

Efua Asibon was one of the three Ghanaians that won the Queen's Young Leader Award in 2017.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

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.^{[4] [5]}

Awards and recognition

• In 2017, she won the Queen's Young Leader Award^{[6] [4] [7] [8] [9]}
• She won the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Award in 2019^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}
• She was listed as one of WomanRising's 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana^[14]

See also

• Queen's Young Leader Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ghanaian chef to cook 'waakye' for Queen Elizabeth. 2017-07-04. www.myjoyonline.com. 2019-09-10.
2. Web site: Efua Asibon '16 — Ghana. 2019-09-10. Swarthmore College Bulletin. live. 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 . 2019-10-01 . 2019-09-10.
3. Web site: Dislabelled: Fighting for Special Education in Ghana. ago. Akinyi Ochieng • 4 years. 2015-10-26. Ayiba Magazine. en-US. 2019-09-10. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802212928/http://ayibamagazine.com/dislabelled-fighting-for-special-education-in-ghana/. dead.
4. Web site: Queen Elizabeth Honours Three Young Ghanaians. 2017-07-01. GhanaCelebrities.Com. en-US. 2019-09-10.
5. Web site: Three Ghanaians honoured by Queen Elizabeth. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2019-09-10.
6. Web site: Ghana's Elijah Amoo Addo, Efua Asibon and Winnifred Selby for The Queen's Young Leaders Award. 2017-06-16. Glitz Africa. live. 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/ . 2021-08-02 . 2019-09-10.
7. Web site: Three Ghanaians recognised by UK Queen for their social responsibility work. 2016-11-30. Pulse Ghana. live. 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 . 2021-08-02 . 2019-09-10.
8. Web site: 3 Ghanaians honoured by Queen Elizabeth in UK. 2017-07-02. Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. en-US. 2019-09-10.
9. Web site: Queens Young Leaders – Alumni. en-US. 2019-09-10. 2018-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512181915/https://www.queensyoungleaders.com/alumni/. dead.
10. Web site: Finalists announced for 2019 AWIEF Awards. AfricaNews. 2019-08-14. Africanews. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190814222254/https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/14/finalists-announced-for-2019-awief-awards/ . 2019-08-14 . 2019-09-10.
11. Web site: African Women Entrepreneurs Nominated for the 2019 AWIEF Awards. 2019-08-16. AWP Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305135754/https://awpnetwork.com/2019/08/16/african-women-entrepreneurs-nominated-for-the-2019-awief-awards/ . 2020-03-05 . 2019-09-10.
12. Web site: Africa's top women entrepreneurs to be rewarded for leadership, innovation. 2019-08-14. Daily Afrika News. en-US. 2019-09-10. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802211414/https://www.dailyafrika.com/africas-top-women-entrepreneurs-to-be-rewarded-for-leadership-innovation/. dead.
13. Web site: Finalists announced for 2019 AWIEF Awards. worldnews.easybranches.com. en. 2019-09-10.
14. Web site: 2016 – 100 Most Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs In Ghana – WomanRising. WomanRising. en-US. 2019-09-10. 2019-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190904210133/https://womanrising.org/2018/08/11/2016-100-most-outstanding-women-entrepreneurs-in-ghana/. dead.