Samira Bawumia

Samira Bawumia (born 20 August 1980)[1] is a Ghanaian politician and the Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana.[2] She is married to the Vice President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia.[3]

Samira Bawumia
Second Lady of Ghana
Assumed office
7 January 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byMatilda Amissah-Arthur
Personal details
Born Ghana
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Spouse(s)Mahamudu Bawumia
ParentsAhmed Ramadan (father) Ayesha Ramadan (mother)
Education
Known forSamira Empowerment & Humanitarian Projects (SEHP)
Websitehttps://sbawumia.org

Education

Samira started her early education at the Answarudeen Islamic School[4] at Fadama in Accra, before continuing to the Akosombo International School (AIS) and then to Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School at Saltpond in the Central Region.

At the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), she studied BA Social Science in Law and Sociology and Technology. At the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA),[5] she was adjudged the Best Student in Master of Business Administration (MBA).

She is a multi-lingua fluent in Ewe, Ga, Twi, Fanti and Mamprusi [6]

Recognition

Mrs. Bawumia was recently made an Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and joins former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Academy Award-winning actor Julia Roberts, and Grammy-nominated musician Rocky Dawuni to work with the Alliance and its partners to raise awareness of household air pollution and encourage broader adoption of clean cooking solutions in developing countries in a bid to create cleaner environments and eradicate deaths caused by pollution from the burning of solid fuels for cooking.[7] In 2019 she was acknowledged as the first of seven individuals honored by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) in conjunction with Ashden. This was in recognition for her efforts towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7,which is to ensure access to modern reliable, renewable and affordable energy for all by 2030.[8]

Humanitarian Initiatives

Samira is the founder and CEO of the Samira Empowerment & Humanitarian Projects (SEHP), described as a not-for-profit organisation established with the purpose of empowering the underprivileged in Ghana through diverse social intervention projects to improve lives.[9][10] In November 2019, she donated library books to the Police Basic Schools to inculcate the habit of reading in the children. This was her 'library in the box' project which has the objective of making books available to schools.[11]

References
  1. Gracia, Zindzy (August 2018). "Profile: Samira Bawumia biography and pictures". Yen.com. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Samira Bawumia Unveiled".
  3. Nyabor, Jonas (2016-12-11). "Samira Bawumia laud Ghanaians for voting NPP". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  4. "All you need to know about Samira Bawumia". www.pulse.com.gh. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. "GIMPA – Center of Excellence". Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  6. Adu, Alice. "Profile: All you need to know about Samira Bawumia". Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  7. "Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Names Ghanaian Second Lady Samira Bawumia as Ambassador". cleancookstoves. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. 122108447901948 (2019-10-07). "Samira Bawumia receives top UN award". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-10-09.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. "About SEHP". SEHP. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  10. Gracia, Zindzy (2018-08-17). "Profile: Samira Bawumia biography and pictures". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  11. 122108447901948 (2019-11-12). "Second Lady donates library books to Police Basic Schools". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-11-12.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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