Rose Akua Ampofo
Rose Akua Ampofo Rose Akua Ampofo (8 May 1948 – 14 March 2003) was a Ghanaian educator and gender advocate[1][2] who became the first woman in Ghana to be ordained a Presbyterian minister.[3][4] Between 1992 and 2002, she was the founding Director of the Presbyterian Women's Training Centre (PWTC) at Abokobi.[3] From October 2002 until her death in March 2003, she was the Head of the Women and Gender Desk of Mission 21, formerly known as the Basel Mission in Basel, Switzerland.[4][5][6]
Quotes
* Auntie Rose was a great woman; a doer; an overcomer; a dreamer; someone who was very tough and spoke her mind fearlessly. I think we need to encourage more of our young ladies to be able to speak out for development
* described Rev. Ampofo as a revolutionist in promoting the will of God
* she dreamt and set up the centre and “I believe as a people we want to see more of such establishments in the country geared towards the empowerment of women
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