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Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia 6th Annual Maternity Fundraiser
Join the Ghanaian Women’s Association of Georgia for their 6th annual maternity fundraiser in support of maternity care in underserved communities in Ghana.
Highlights:
DJ Ekow Fisho (My Star Radio)
Andrew Kwasi Asare – Ghana Kente Artisan
Cultural dance performances by Dancing with Delight
Raffle draw with fun prizes
Beneficiary Hospitals
Eastern Regional Hospital – Koforidua
Takoradi Hospital
Dansoman Clinic – Dansoman, Accra
Guest Speakers:
Camille Davis-Williams, MD, FACOG
Board-Certified ObGyn in Atlanta, GA
Dr. Camille Davis-Williams received her bachelor of science from Emory University and completed her medical degree and residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Emory University School of Medicine. She is a board-certified OB/GYN and a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG).
Since 1987, Dr. Davis-Williams has provided healthcare for women in the metro Atlanta area through her private practice, Greater Atlanta Women’s Healthcare. As a native of Georgia, she understands that improving the health of women in our community directly impacts the health of our men and children.
Dr. Davis-Williams has received many citations and accolades. She is a member of the Academy of Women Achievers for the YWCA of Greater Atlanta. She is listed as one of the “Best Doctors in America” as a result of a national survey of physicians that honors about 5% of all doctors in the US. She received the coveted Physician of the Year award from the Atlanta Medical Association and has been cited as a notable woman in Georgia’s History: Pioneer in Health Care by the Secretary of the State of Georgia. In 2019, Dr Davis-Williams received the Nash Carter Award from the Atlanta Medical Association. The AMA, established in 1890, is one of the oldest organizations for African American physicians in the nation and the Nash Carter Award is the highest honor that can bestowed upon a member.
An active participant in her community, Dr. Davis-Williams has fulfilled several professional appointments as a consultant and served as an elected delegate from the 4th Congressional District of Georgia to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC in 2012. She is married with a son and daughter and enjoys traveling and spending quality time with family and friends.
Organizational Leadership Memberships
- Associate Chief of the Department of OB/GYN for Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Clinical Associate Professor for the Emory University School of Medicine
- Emory Healthcare Network – Board
- Emory Crawford Long Community Physicians
- Morehouse School of Medicine – Board of Trustees
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Medical Association of Georgia
- National Medical Association
- Georgia State Medical Association
- Atlanta Medical Association
- Advisory Board of the Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
Kwasi Asare, Master Weaver
Kwasi Asare is a Master weaver who markets exquisite and unique kente weavings worldwide.
His father, Mr. A.E. Asare, who was also a Master weaver, was commissioned to design a kente weaving in 1960 three years after Ghana’s independence. This piece was presented by Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah( First President of Ghana) to the United Nations.
In 1995, during the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations, Kwasi was invited to present a kente to replace the original one made by his father. This splendid piece presently hangs at the East Wing of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
He has traveled extensively giving presentations and workshops in kente weaving. In the United States of America, he has visited places such as the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, Hampton University in Virginia as well as Tuskegee University in Alabama. He has also had the opportunity of showcasing kente weaving alongside the Navajo weaving tradition in Denver Colorado.
Kwasi had his education at Achimota School and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. He tutors Mathematics in addition to maintaining the weaving tradition.
DJ Fisho
Angelo Ekow Akyeampong, aka DJ Ekow Fisho, is a professor of Communication Studies and Cyber- Security Analyst in the Washington DC area. His love for music and connecting with people fashioned his hobby of disc jockeying into a career that spans hosting shows on Sunshine Radio which later became Choice FM, and My Star Radio. During the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic when the world got quiet and isolated, his friends started reaching out to him asking for his DJ-ing presence on Facebook. Wanting to be a part of the solution on how WE collectively quarantine in isolation, he decided to use music to keep in touch with friends and to entertain them. On April 5, 2020, the first show aired with the theme, Music for Your Quarantined Feet (MQF).
MQF reunited friends and provided some solace at a time when most countries around the world went on lockdown to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The world latched on to MQF, and catapulted it into a serious music program, comparable to any show hosted on traditional radio. Every Sunday evening for two hours, at 4 p.m. MQF feeds its audience with old school music and Afro beats and the virtual community of hundreds of people around the world creatively bands together to connect, celebrate, and heal. The show has also garnered attention from celebrities with guest appearances from Samini the first guest artiste to be featured, to the music maestro Kojo Antwi, DJ Fisho provides a platform for patrons to get closer to their favorite artists for free.
MQF was meant to be a channel of entertainment and fun for friends and classmates all over the world but the virtual show has grown to become more than just a Disc Jockey playing music to thrill his audience. Unsolicited, donations of gratitude from viewers began to pour in. Fisho and his wife were overwhelmed by this show of generosity and gratitude, and so they decided to pay it forward, by donating the monies to worthy causes. Frontline workers in the Maryland area received donations of masks, sanitizers, gloves and food to help in the fight against COVID-19 and, as more cash was received, the gesture was extended to facilities in Ghana.
So far, he has donated to six locations in the state of Maryland and to the Legon Hospital, his family hospital in Ghana, the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), the LEKMA Hospital at Teshie, the Ga East Hospital, and the Tamale Teaching Hospital. Each week, the selected facilities are provided with hot packed lunch and drinks for about 60 persons. MQF is bringing smiles to the faces of many frontline health workers who are sacrificing to ensure that we win the battle against the pandemic.
Being able to give back through music and beyond is a blessing and an honor for him. Whether the virtual show will continue after the quarantine, remains to be seen. but as of now, you can subscribe to his channel on YouTube (Ekow Fisho) for updates about any and everything new.
Marjy Marj
Author, Consultant, Speaker, Visionary
Marjorie Boafo Appiah aka Marjy Marj is a visionary, management consultant, author and speaker. She has leveraged her public speaking experience to fundraise for organizations and to empower communities. She is a sought-after speaker who keeps the crowd entertained and engaged at all times.
Marjy is the founder of Innovation Abound – a company that gives creative ideas the opportunity and resources to flourish.
As a community leader, Marjy is the vice chairman of the Hub City Writers Project Board of Directors. She also serves as a Trustee at the Charles Lea Center Foundation, The Spartanburg Regional Foundation and Spartanburg Day School. Marjy was recently named as co-chair of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Spartanburg Day. In the past, she has worked with the American Red Cross, Women Giving for Spartanburg and The National Kidney Foundation to promote the organizations’ core values.
As the founder of Girls for STEAM, and a literary advocate, Marjy believes in the importance of representation in literature. In 2015, she partnered with her family and friends to launch the Giving Book Day program. As a result, she collaborates with schools, bookstores and publishing houses to distribute books to school aged children. Giving Book Day enlarged its footprint by partnering with Project Lit Ghana and Ghanaian schools to gift books by authors of African descent to children and young adults in Ghana. The project is ongoing. Other partners in the reading initiative include Barnes and Noble, Hub City Bookshop, Leadership Spartanburg and benefactors from the Clear the List movement.
Marjy is the author of The Shimmigrant and Same Elephants.
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