The Queen Mother of the Ashanti community in Sweden, Nana Dr Afia Achiaa Deiwaa I, was named among 16 honorees at the Prestigious Annual Predecessors Awards, PAPA 2024, held at Vert-Saint-Denis in Paris, France. The category of her award is Arts and Culture.
The event, assembled in France recipients from all corners of the world. They had been monitored by organizers and emerged as showpieces in various fields.
With the slogan Honouring Our Heroes,” the event was marked by glitz and record attendance in celebration of the luminaries and exemplars of facets of life. The men and women decorated on this occasion are thought to work mostly behind the scenes yet their names precede them due to their invaluable contributions to humanity.
Nana Deiwaa who speaks fluent Swedish, radiates the culture of the people of Asante in the Scandinavian region of Europe. Expressing her appreciation for the award, she urged each and everyone to contribute to mankind within their neighbourhoods, communities etc to make the world a better place.
In hoisting the flag of womanhood using the time-honoured Ashanti brand, Nana Afia Achiaa Deiwaa I, comes with the message that women, the modern woman ought to be given the freedom to choose from a wide range of options. Career woman, creative homemaker, partner in her husband’s business or operator of a business of her own. In their blend, there are no separate rewards for husbands, and no separate recognition for one spouse over the other, says the lioness of Ashanti tradition and gender advocate.
In Ghana, Ashantis are noted for their rich traditions, and their King, His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is one of the most revered in the world.
By Napoleon Ato Kittoe