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Gifty Osafo, is a resident of Gloucester City in the southwest of England, UK. She’s a business owner in the eCommerce industry.
Mrs. Gifty hails from Ghana, West Africa. She is honored to have made it to the finals of the first ever Africa UK Pageant which is not a standard beauty pageant but rather, a women empowerment programme.
The Beauty Pageant is a real-life showcase of women in the UK. She is thrilled to have made it out of a record number of entries received by the organization.
The program was created for Africa women, aged 30 years and above who resides in the UK. These are women who would ordinarily not have such a platform to compete and be ambassadors on a global scale.
The opportunities and platforms that has been created for Miss/Mrs Africa UK entrants are significant in every way and truly creates a ripple effect across our beautiful country.
Through the journey of Miss/Mrs Africa UK, women find themselves again and learn that they are never too old to follow their dreams and become voices of change.
In an exclusive interview with Ghanaarticles.com, Mrs. Gifty said, ‘I entered into the competition with high hopes of getting the opportunity to share my story, to inspire and empower women.
Reaching the final stage in the competition was a big plus, something I am immensely proud of and at the same time, makes me more humbled.
Interestingly, among the first questions I asked the founder of Africa UK Pageant, Yanela Ntlauzana before making my mind up was the age limit and thankfully, she made it clear to me that the age requirement was 30 years plus and it is for both singles and married.
Her confirmation made me content as I am a married woman with two amazing children. The joy of raising my children is immeasurable as I faced man challenges in my early years living in the UK’.
She added, “After living in the UK for almost a decade, I have learnt a lot from these two different continent but to my realization, there is a common challenge faced by women and it is no doubt that most women across the globe faces the same.
Undeniably, the hardship women go through from being a wife, pregnancy, labor pain, parenting, among many motherly duties, has crippled many and left them unable to accomplish their childhood goals and aspirations.
In spite of all these, I believe every woman must be given the privilege to be educated in a formal, informal or non formal way.
Every woman deserves the opportunity to climb the educational ladder and there shouldn’t be any gender limitations as some societies claim.”
Aside her commitments as a mum, Mrs. Gifty has landed her way into entrepreneurship and has successfully launched an online store as she continues to study business management and strategy to broaden her knowledge and skills in business.
She believes it is time Africa write her own stories by putting herself in good condition that the world would have no reason or excuse to reject her.
“It is our sole responsibility as women to empower ourselves by expanding our intellectuals, confidence, and readiness to compete with everyday challenges.
With our preoccupation as home managers and experiences gathered by making homes, it is clear evidence that entrepreneurship should indeed be dominant by women,” she concluded.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com
