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One Year of Impact: Adiza Ibrahim’s ‘Hey, Diamond!’ empowers thousands
A year after its launch, Adiza Ibrahim’s highly-anticipated book, “Hey Diamond!” , Becoming An Intentional Young Lady” as envisaged by the author has become a powerful go-to resource for women and young girls’ empowerment.
Driven by the support of the Kuburah Diamonds Foundation, Adiza who is known to many as Kuburah Diamonds is not just celebrating a year of the book’s release or sales volumes, rather a year of profound community impact.
The book, which serves as a manual for the young woman trying to navigate the complexities of life in areas of personal development, education, career path, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, among others has extended its message far beyond its pages, translating its principles into tangible skills for a new wave of socio-economically-empowered women.
The Empowerment Dialogue
Weeks after the book’s launch, as part of making the message accessible to it’s two major target audience who were the average woman and the young adolescent girl in school, the foundation with the support of the author executed an empowerment dialogue and reading clinic in selected first and second cycle educational institutions.
The programme was strategically designed for young girls who looked up to the author to engage in a question-and-answer session about the book and its back story, as well as the author’s personal journey. Additionally, it sought to build the communicational skills of participants at the forum by encouraging public speaking and reading.
With some outstanding visits, the effort has so far led to the direct empowerment of over 1,000 students within Greater Accra and the Savannah Regions.
The beneficiary schools were the Nima 1 Basic School, Ghana-Lebanon Islamic Secondary School (GLISS), five schools within the Abeka Cluster of Schools , and Nyankpla Islamia Basic and Junior High Schools. Each school had copies donated freely to serve as a reference material in their libraries.
The visits go beyond materializing what the messages in the book preaches to raising young people who believe in themselves and with this, Adiza Ibrahim is ensuring that the intentionality she preaches is expressed loudly.
Wave of Benevolence
Inspired by the vision of the author, Electroland Ghana Limited, KGL Foundation, Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), TT Brothers, and other benevolent individuals were engaged in a collective goodwill drive. Purchases were made for a number of books to delivered freely to friends, family, work colleagues and in some cases community members.
The distribution of this across varied segments ensued that the lessons on financial freedom, humility, entrepreneurship, among others were shared across a group of people who hitherto would not have had access to the book for one reason or another. The support of these people deepens community support for women-driven initiatives.
Adiza Ibrahim affirms “The success of Hey, Diamond!, Becoming An Intentional Young Lady is a clear signal that our young women are not only interested in stories of motivation but ready to become the catalysts in the building of a society with women excellence at the heart of it.”
She further added “We started with the humanitarian and skills development initiatives via the Zango Women Livelihood and Empowerment Program (ZANGWOLEAP) and the Kuburah Diamonds Foundation and then came thorough the book launch. Our efforts are geared towards creating platforms that raises women who are intentional in their path to gain socio-economic independence”
The Next Chapter
Looking ahead, Adiza Ibrahim is planning to host a skills development workshop for over 500 women to empower sustainable livelihoods. Training in soap making, crocheting, tie-and-dye making, among others are expected to be considered strongly.
Dear to her heart and also based on public demand is the ‘Intentional Women Conference’ which will ignite the power of women enterprises in varied fields. With most of her initiatives being self-funded, she is still open to partnerships with people who share the same believe in her initiatives.
Adiza’s works over the years underscores her commitment to human capital development and with ‘Hey, Diamond! Becoming An Intentional Young Lady’, she envisions the empowerment of thousands who will become the future changemakers.
About Adiza Ibrahim
Adiza Ibrahim, popularly known as Kuburah Diamonds is a multiple-award-winning Integrated Marketing Communications professional and humanitarian. She is currently the Head of Marketing and Media Relations at the largest consumer electronics conglomerate in Ghana, Electroland Ghana Limited. Some of her notable honors are: 2024 Marketing Woman of the Year by National Customer Choice Awards, 2024 Outstanding Woman Voice by Humanitarian Awards Global, and the 2023 Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA)Woman of the Year, among others.
Intentionality & purpose: She emphasises being deliberate and focused in one’s path and choices.
Empowerment through education & skills: She invests in training and capacity building for women and girls.
Breaking stereotypes & enabling potential: She challenges limiting narratives around gender, religion, background.
Corporate leadership with social impact: She blends her corporate role with deep social advocacy.
Authenticity in giving: Her belief that CSR or social initiatives must be meaningful and not just showmanship.
About Kuburah Diamonds Foundation
Incorporated in 2020, Kuburah Diamonds Foundation is a non-profit organization in Ghana committed to empowering girls and women from the Zango communities in building their capacity through skills development training. We believe that by investing in female capital, we empower and equip them to become women of value in creating an equitable society for all.
Email: adizakuburahibrahim@gmail.com
Mr. Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie, the Member of Parliament for the Odododiodioo Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, has assured the Accra Street Academy of his support in achieving its mission of uplifting vulnerable children within the community to break the cycle of poverty. “Without the needed support, your efforts may go round in circles due to the enormity of the task. This should not be left on the shoulders of the Academy alone. You need support from both government and the private sector. With that, the Academy would be in a good position to shape the future of these children on the streets,” he said.
The Accra Street Academy, originally formed in 1985 as a boxing arena, now serves as a school for deprived children, with most of its population numbering hundreds of pupils being neglected children from the streets of Jamestown and its environs. Mr. Alfred Nii Kotey Ashie made these remarks at the annual stakeholders’ meeting and fundraising event held over the weekend under the theme “Empowering Street Children: Health and Wellness.” The event is one of the Academy’s annual programmes, organized to raise funds and other forms of support to aid the school in catering to the needs of the children and holding its Christmas get-together.
According to the MP, it is worth noting that these children are taught and provided with two meals and a snack daily through the support of benevolent members of society. In view of this, he promised to facilitate the acquisition of documents needed for the construction of an Astroturf within the school’s premises. He noted that “every child has the right to play, and therefore I pledged to do my best to secure the needed documents” for the project to commence.
The legislator disclosed that over the years, the academic programmes of the Accra Street Academy have transformed children surviving on the streets into successful adults. He therefore urged other members of society to partner with the school to “help pupils rise higher for a better Ghana.” In the 2025/26 academic year, 22 pupils were absorbed by the Accra Metro Education Directorate as they transitioned into various Junior High Schools, while still returning to the Accra Street Academy for academic support.
Ms. Yvonne Abba-Opoku, a chartered governance advisor and senior executive in the nonprofit and charity sector, stated that the best gift to give a child was education.
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Mrs Regina Kudom, Senior Midwifery Officer at the New Atuabo Health Centre in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, has urged expectant mothers to attend antenatal clinic regularly for safe delivery.
She revealed that “in Tarkwa and its environs many pregnant women prefer staying at prayer camps, we are not against that, you can be there, but when your time is up for your antenatal session make sure you attend.”
Mrs Kudom gave the advice when the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GFGF) observed the World Prematurity Day with pregnant women at New Atuabo, Huniso and Awudua health centres.
World Prematurity Day falls on November 17, every year, and it is celebrated to raise awareness about the challenges faced by pre-term babies and their families.
She said research suggested that sex during pregnancy could soften the cervix and potentially aid in labour preparation.
“That is the reason why we encourage pregnant women to have sex with their partners, if they do not have any health implications,” she added.
Mrs Kudom appealed to the GFGF to upgrade the New Atuabo health centre as the current structure was too small because they received many patients daily.
Madam Ayishetu Mohammed, Project Coordinator for GFGF, explained that they received donations from Project C. U. R. E and the items were given to health facilities in their operational area.
She stated that they noticed there were baby dresses, sanitary pads, and baby apparel, so they decided to distribute them among expectant mothers in three of their host communities.
Madam Mohammed said because the foundation was interested in preventive care, they brought a midwife from the Tarkwa Mine hospital to educate the pregnant women.
She extolled the midwives in New Atuabo health centre for the education they gave to the pregnant women and implored them to heed to the advice given during antenatal visits to reduce maternal deaths in the Tarkwa Nsuaem and Prestea Huni-Valley Municipalities.
Mr Paa Kwasi Egan, Deputy Chief Physician Assistance, emphasised that a pregnant woman being anemic meant she was not eating a balance diet, and added that, “Some of these women do not have money to buy food or visit antenatal clinics.”
He said when men follow their wives for antenatal visits, they would be educated extensively on why they should provide funds for their pregnant wives.
Mr Egan, therefore, encouraged all men to be involved in their pregnant wives’ antenatal care appointments so they could learn more about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. – GNA
