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Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo

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Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipGhana Edit
Name wey dem give amGeorgette Edit
Family nameSakyi, Addo Edit
Ein date of birth31 December 1968 Edit
SpouseKwaku Sakyi-Addo Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationentrepreneur Edit
Position eholdpresident Edit
Educate forUniversity of Ghana, Holy Child High School, Ghana Edit
Award e receivetitle of honor Edit

Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo be Ghanaian entrepreneur insyd de mining industry.[1] She be de founder den executive director of Georgette Barnes Ltd., a Ghanaian drilling den mining supplies company wey base insyd Ghana.[2]

Education

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She dey hold a BA insyd French den Linguistics, den a Graduate Diploma insyd Communications from de University of Ghana.[3] Na dem award am an honorary DSc by de University of Mines and Technology.[4]

Career

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Accra Mining Network

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She be Presido of Women in Mining (WIM) Ghana den co-founder of de Accra Mining Network.[5] Na she be Presido of Accra Mining Network from 2015 to 2020.[6]

Women in Mining Ghana

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Insyd 2015 she establish Women in Mining Ghana (WIM). She be ein current Presido.[7]

Association of Women in Mining in Africa (AWIMA)

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Insyd November 2019, na dem elect am as de presido of de Association of Women In Mining Africa (AWIMA).[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Contemporary activities

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Na she be one of de judges of de Amazon Challenge of Artisanal Mining Challenge insyd 2020.[14] Na de winners be Jeffrey Beyer, Charles Espinosa, Alejandra Laina, Itai Mutemeri, den Marcello Veiga.[15]

Awards den honors

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  • 2021 Ghana Chamber of Mines Award.[16]
  • 2020 University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Doctor of Science Degree (Honoris Causa)[17]
  • 2018 Female Entrepreneur of de Year by Invest in Africa (IIA).[2]
  • 2016 100 Global Inspirational Women Mining - by Women in Mining(UK).[18]

Publications

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  • Kansake, Bruno Ayaga; Sakyi-Addo, Georgette Barnes; Dumakor-Dupey, Nelson Kofi (March 2021). "Creating a gender-inclusive mining industry: Uncovering the challenges of female mining stakeholders". Resources Policy. 70: 101962. Bibcode:2021RePol..7001962K. doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101962.
  • Orleans-Boham, H.; Sakyi-Addo, G.B.; Tahiru, A.; Amankwah, R.K. (April 2020). "Women in artisanal mining: Reflections on the impacts of a ban on operations in Ghana". The Extractive Industries and Society. 7 (2): 583–586. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2020.03.004.
  • Bansah, Kenneth J.; Dumakor-Dupey, Nelson K.; Sakyi-Addo, Georgette B. (February 2017). Digging for survival: female participation in artisanal and small-scale mining in the Tarkwa mining district of Ghana. SME Annual Meeting. pp. 19–22.

References

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  1. ↑ "Ghana : Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo, promoter of gender equality in the mining sector :: AWE - En". africawomenexperts.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo named woman entrepreneur of the years". InvestInAfrica.com (in English). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Profile of our Board-AWIMA". awimaafrica.org (in English). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. ↑ Ahiadome, Frank. "UMaT Holds her 12th Congregation". University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Georgette B.Sakyi-Addo". accramining.net (in English). 30 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  6. ↑ "2015-2020 AMN Executive". accramining.net (in English). 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  7. ↑ "WIM Ghana Management Team". wimghana.org (in English). 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  8. ↑ "African Women in Mining elect Georgette Barnes Sakyi Addo as President". newsghana.com.gh (in English). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  9. ↑ "Ghana's Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo elected President: Mining Association Africa". yen.com.gh (in English). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  10. ↑ "Georgette Sakyi-Addo elected President of African Women in Mining AWIMA". AfricanHeroes. com (in English). 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  11. ↑ "Georgette Barnes Addo heads AWIMA". TheFinderOnline.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  12. ↑ "Ghanaian CEO Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo elected as President of African Women in Mining". Pulse.com.gh (in English). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  13. ↑ "Promoting women in Ghana's mining industry". globalalumni.gov.au (in English). Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  14. ↑ "The Innovation Summit & Awards Ceremony". artisanalminingchallenge.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  15. ↑ "The Innovation Summit & Awards Ceremony Winnwers". artisanalminingchallenge.com (in English). Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  16. ↑ "AMN Co-Founder Honoured at 7th Ghana Chamber of Mines Award". accramining.net (in English). 21 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  17. ↑ "UMaT Holds 12TH Congregation". WesternGhNews.com (in English). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  18. ↑ "100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining" (PDF). womeninmining.org.uk (in English). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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