Christa Nyameye Agyemang, CARISCA\u2019s web administrator, is an example of the optimism and talent in Ghana and on CARISCA\u2019s team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCARISCA has taught me a lot,\u201d said Agyemang. \u201cIt\u2019s taught me how to work hard, and I\u2019ve really picked up a can-do spirit.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is also enthusiastic about CARISCA\u2019s potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited about CARISCA\u2019s work. We are only in the middle of our second year as a project, and I think there is so much more we can do in the years to come. I am proud to be part of CARISCA because the Centre will help women and girls know that there are opportunities for them beyond basic education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agyemang also has big plans for herself as she follows her passion for helping her fellow Ghanaians, especially children and individuals with special needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne day, I want to open a school that gives people opportunities that they would not have otherwise based on their family\u2019s income or their disability. Right now, there are not a lot of options for people in these situations in Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agyemang was inspired at a young age by the work of Kofi Annan, a Ghanian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. Her dream is to follow in his footsteps and work for the United Nations, ideally with the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not easily swayed by distractions or fleeting ideas of success. Success, to me, is achieving my goals with a fulfilled heart,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in Germany, Agyemang spent four years in the United Kingdom while her father studied for his PhD. Her family relocated to Ghana when her father became a professor of environmental management in the Northern Region of Ghana. Her mother, an interior designer, started and runs a business out of their home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always felt inspired, encouraged, and supported by my parents. You have to make your parents proud; they\u2019ve invested so much,\u201d Agyemang said, \u201cthey\u2019ve always made me know that there is nothing I can\u2019t do.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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