Nana Akosua Hanson

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Nana Akosua Hanson (born June 24, 1990 in Greater Accra , Ghana ) is a Ghanaian TV and radio presenter , author and feminist . The feminist is the founder of the theater organization "Drama Queens" and is primarily committed to the rights of women in Ghana. In 2016, she was part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship Scholarship founded by former President Barack Obama .

Live and act

Greater Accra , Ghana

Nana Akosua Hanson grew up in a privileged environment in Greater Accra and attended expensive schools. This was mainly possible thanks to the parents' fortune. During elementary school she went to a scout camp. There she fell in love with a girl for the first time. Today she would define herself as a non-monogamous, bisexual woman. In their opinion, Hanson and her brothers were raised to be strong and independent people. However, she herself reports that her father does not believe in feminism, although he and Hanson's mother made her the feminist she is today.

Hanson was allowed to participate in the Mandela Washington scholarship of President Barack Obama's "Young African Leaders" initiative in 2016 and did her Master of Arts / Philosophy in African Studies, with a focus on gender issues . She already worked in the media industry during her studies. By entering the media industry , she first became consciously aware of the grievances there. Hanson himself says, "[...] that the media industry in Accra is very small, everyone knows each other and there are many predators." Sex in return for promotion is nothing abnormal and sexual harassment is part of everyday life here. That's why she mixes pop culture with feminism in her radio and TV programs . Her contributions can be heard on the Ghanaian radio station The Y Lounge , or on the television station Celebrity Fanzone (GH One) . She is also part of the popular web series An African City .

Feminist work

The topics of sex, problems in the family and in marriage are among the more controversial topics of conversation in Ghana and are not socially established. For this reason, Nana Akosua Hanson makes it her goal to give women a voice and offer them an opportunity to openly exchange ideas. She is one of the few Ghanaian women who have made a name for themselves in the rest of the world as a feminist from Africa. She publishes feminist articles in various magazines and blogs and founded the non-profit theater organization “Drama Queens”. Here the stories of women are brought onto the stage, which are supposed to show that no woman is alone with her problems. Hanson also organizes evenings where women can quietly discuss intimate and private problems and questions. At the end of 2018, “Drama Queens” started a cooperation with a local Quee Univerity in order to give all people, regardless of what spectrum of sexuality they feel they belong to, a chance to tell their stories. In this way, “Drama Queens” creates hope that the understanding of rape in Ghana can change for the better.

But Hanson is not only interested in the interests of adult women, but also in informing younger people. She therefore established sex education in some schools and universities. She calls these courses "Lets Talk Consent". It's not just about educating young people, but also about fighting the endemic rape culture. The hashtag #LetsTalkConsent includes over a thousand tweets on Twitter from women who dare to speak publicly about the rape culture and consent.

Hanson publicly criticizes not only the poor support and education of women in Ghana, but also the way in which sexual assaults against women are reported. These are mostly negative and ensure that women are deterred from defending themselves. This consolidates the prevailing classic role model of men and women and the relationship to sexuality.

The fact that Nana Akosua Hanson complains publicly about the grievances in the country manifests itself in defamation and that also on the job. But especially after her successful participation in the Mandela Washington scholarship, she plans to continue her work in the field of gender equality in Ghana. She would like to draw attention to the fact that women are still treated like meat and girls are judged by their bodies and are encouraged and forced to have sex by much older men. Hanson builds on the media and the theater to reach as many people as possible, including worldwide. What she says and does, she does for all women in Ghana and Africa.

In April 2018, the LTC organization started an offshoot of #LetsTalkConsent. This project runs under the name "Survivors Anonymous" and aims to provide support to the victims of sexual abuse.

In 2020 Hanson published her first own comic called " Moongirls ". In this work, the protagonists are four Ghanaian “sheroes” who are saving the world.

#Me too

Women in Ghana and Africa do not have exactly the same problems as the women in the #MeToo movement. Because the hashtag only marginally touched upon the prevailing problems. Nevertheless, Nana Akosua Hanson sees it as right and important that Weinstein has come to court.

Works

Article (selection)

  • Ebola and the Africa-hating Single Story
  • A Girl's hopes for Women's Day
  • Shashii, Ghanaian Twitter and Slut Shaming '
  • Could We Be Protecting the Cosby Next Door?
  • Love is a Two-letter Word: Me

comics

  • The Moongirls

play

Theater (selection)

TV series (selection)

  • An African City as Adomaa
  • 40 and single

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ghana: Learning To Love Without Ownership - Journal Of An African Bisexual Woman - Official Website Afrobizgermany. Retrieved May 10, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Anne Backhaus, DER SPIEGEL: #MeToo in Africa: Feminist Nana Akosua Hanson is committed to the sexual self-determination of women - DER SPIEGEL - politics. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Nana Akosua Korantema Hanson. December 28, 2019, Retrieved May 9, 2020 (American English).
  4. ^ A b c d Nana Akosua Hanson - The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF). Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Nana Akosua Hanson (@akosua_hanson) • Instagram photos and videos. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b c d e You are being redirected ... In: youngfeministfund.org. December 18, 2018, accessed May 10, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hanson, Nana Akosua
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian TV and radio host, writer and feminist
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Greater Accra , Ghana