Born in 1934 inAkyemAsafo, ObaaYaawas raised in a home grounded in traditional values, discipline, and hard work. She was the daughter of Mr. Kwame Aikins, a farmer, and Madam Lucy Ackumey, affectionately known as Maame Abena Anwona, a cloth trader and devout Christian. Her early education began at Asafo Methodist School, followed by a period of schooling in her mother’s hometown, Agbozuame, in the Volta Region. With a strong desire to become an educator, she pursued teacher training at St. Monica’s College of Education in Mampong, Ashanti (1954–1956), and later at Wesley College of Education in Kumasi, then known as a prestigious “Cert A” institution. These formative years shaped her discipline, compassion, and lifelong commitment to nurturing young minds. Obaa Yaa began her teaching career in Odumasi in the Eastern Region. She later moved to Kaneshie, Accra, where she lived with her brother and adapted to the bustling life of the capital city. 1934 MRS. OBAA YAA AFRIFA 2025 5 A Life well lived
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