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Kim Green is a Capacity Building Manager at YES-Ghana and we met at Twists n Locs recently. I sat by her whilst waiting to be picked up after my cornrow+twists updo. Her compliment on my hair saw me grinning and asking if she wouldn’t mind being featured on #MyKpenkpeshie. Her grin and laugh said it all! She shares her natural hair journey with regards to societal reaction to the change as well as products she uses.
The association of more than 200 members has over the past held the awards to recognize Ghanaian bloggers who create original and unique content across different topics in new media. The awards ceremony also awards organizations and individuals who are influential on social media whether in terms of followers, engagement or content. This is the fourth award event being held.
The nominations for 2016 are currently open for you to vote for your favourite blogger or blog as well as accounts on social media who are raking in the metrics.
You can vote here . The deadline for submission of nominations is the 29th of January, 2016. In case you are not sure of which blogs exist in Ghana then check out the blog roll call list here.
Accra is slowly (but surely) churning out café hangouts for creatives, startup entrepreneurs and other socialites in the city. Also very much suitable for other meetings and groupings, these are however becoming the location of choice amongst the creative & startup circles for hangouts and quick workspaces.
Pancakes. I love pancakes with much affection as I love Banku. Pancakes in Ghana isnt very common in most homes and can be found uncommonly in some areas of Accra. I always knew of a market woman in Makola who made pancakes somewhere in Makola. Her pancakes were so flat it was almost transparent but very sweet with crunchy brown edges- and oily too!
Is he constantly out with his boys or always hitting the club & pubs after work? He cant spare quality time with you but prefers nights out in noisy clubs. Monday to Saturday its one party or the other. Such a guy will find it hard to spend time getting to know you. He spends a lot of money on such nights out which can end up making him financially unstable. Will he be able to stay home with his family or will he be found out chilling unable to bond with his kids and wife? It might seem fun in the beginning but to be honest, you can get easily worn down with all those activities.
It is easy to splurge over Christmas. When you get paid your bonus for the year, you cannot wait to hit the shopping mall or Makola. By the time the holidays are over, you are broke.
What are you doing to protect your natural hair during the Harmattan which is at our doorstep? The unforgiving dryness of the weather should by now prompt you to take drastic measures to protect your coils before they break like everything else does during this season.
The Sobolo drink also called Bissap or Roselle is a species of Hibiscus native to West Africa. It is gradually taking over the local beverage industry in Ghana. Despite being around for centuries, this local drink for the past three years has gotten quite a bit of attention. Today, small-scale home-based businesses are tapping into this drink by bottling and selling it in all kinds of flavours. Think of ginger, lemon, coconut water, pineapple etc.
I'm excited to see more women on the continent ( and Ghana specifically) embracing their natural hair. It's been a drastic change from even 5 years ago. I can't tell you how many people (family members included) told me to relax my hair or assumed I was African American when I was visiting Ghana 5 years ago.
Whether you call, text or browse you are awarded points based on the amount you recharge or spend. For every 10 pesewas you recharge or spend, you gain 1 point. This qualifies you for the race to win the ultimate cash prize of GHS100, 000 at the end of the 70 days! What would or could you do with GHS 100,000? Buy land? A house? A car or a farm? Endless possibilities!
I am referring to the really exciting patterns which has about two or three contrasting colors. The ones I have seen aren’t that much to write about or even buy. They are boring due to the similar colors in use
Le Steak est ici! Finally the grand steak in its best medium-rare brownish attire turned up at the right time when my stomach gave a mini-growl. Grrrr… The type you hope no-one hears. A scallion was placed casually across its width. The steak look just like any other steak I had come across. But what would the taste be like? It was served with a side of cassava fries and chimicurri.
