James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (Racial Harmony, piano)If you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation (James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey)
James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey, one of the most famous African intellectuals, was born on October 18, 1875, in Gold Coast (now Ghana). He was also a missionary and teacher. He was of the Fanti ethnic group. After a few years in the United States, he returned to Africa.
The image of James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey on the 5 Cedis banknotes of Ghana (2017) After his visit to Ghana, James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey arranged for Achimota College to be mixed (men and women). He was also the Deputy Director of the Achimota College. In the following sentence we can see his vision regarding the education of women: “The surest way to keep people down is to educate the men and neglect the women. If you educate a man, you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman, you educate a whole nation” James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey Many Africans consider him one of the fathers of the new African educational system. EENI endorses this principle, which is why one of our priorities is to facilitate the access to higher education for the African women The following sentence of James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey is a personal positioning to the colonial powers, very daring in full colonial era: “Africa should be civilised not westernised” James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey Masters and Doctorates in International Business adapted to the Ghanaian Students. |