Full Name Gifty Afenyi | ||
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Born July 7, 1957 (age 59) ( 1957-07-07 ) Accra,Ghana Occupation Journalist
Business woman
Media Practitioner
Member of Council of State Education Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration | ||
Gifty Afenyi Dadzie (born 7 June 1957) is a Ghanaian female journalist, media practitioner, businesswoman and was the longest serving president of the Ghana Journalists Association.
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Education
Dadzie had her basic education at and her secondary education at Winneba Senior High School in Winneba from 1970 to 1975 in the Central Region of Ghana. She holds a master's degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA.
Career
Dadzie is a journalist by profession. Gifty was the Managing Director of the 1st African Group a business conglomerate with over three compaines in the Ghana Club.
Public service
Gifty has served in various capacities on different boards in Ghana and elsewhere some of these includeTender Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee, Ghana Institute of Journalism, National Media Commission, Ekumfiman Rural Bank, CDH Insurance, a Kulendi at Law a reputable private legal firm in Accra.
GIJ
Gifty was first woman Vice President and subsequently the President of the Ghana Journalists Association. She was also the longest serving President after serving for a period of seven years as President (1996 - 2003).
Politics
Gifty was appointed a member Council of State in 2005 by the then President John Kufour. She was the youngest person as at then to be appointed to serve on the Council which happens to be the advisory body to the President of Ghana.
Aglow
She is the National Prayer Director for the Women's Aglow Ministry and interdenominational Christian women's fellowship.
Awards and recognition
She is a recipient of the National Award the Order of Volta.