Adwoa Gyekye
Adwoa serves as the Conscience Consul for KBFF. She is also a member of the Mission & Sourcing and Implementation committees.
The birth of my niece in December, 2004 was the most miraculous thing I have ever been a part of. She represented so many things in our family’s life, and from the moment I saw her I loved her deeply and I knew that I would do anything for her. Not being able to see all the amazing changes in her life as she grows up is a sour spot I acknowledge everyday. She was born 8 weeks premature and even with all the technological advances of the United States, I was still scared for her. So when I was approached with the idea to start this organization to help Ghana have a better health care system, as well as assisting to reunite babies and their families, I was all for it. If as an aunt I miss my niece everyday, I can only imagine the pain, anxiety, and host of other emotions the parents who can’t take their babies home must feel.
I was born in Korle-Bu Hospital in the late 70’s and fortunately for me my parents could afford to take me home after delivery. However, I am told that even in that time the situations that existed there were only slightly better than they are now. We can’t wait around for someone else to help us; and we can’t sit around complaining about something without offering any solutions. It would be a crime against our collective endowments if we did.
Adwoa Gyekye completed International Baccalaureate course work at SOS HGIC in 1998, obtained her MS and BS in Physics in 2004 at Clark Atlanta University, and now works for the Center For Naval Analysis in Alexandria, VA.