GUBA AWARDS 2021 - CELEBRATING A SYMBOL OF COURAGE & RESILIENCE

This year marks the centenary of the death of Yaa Asantewaa, an Asante Queen Mother and the last African woman to lead a major war against colonial powers in 1900, where she played the role of the Commander-in-Chief of the powerful Asante Empire. After the war, Yaa Asantewaa was captured and taken to Seychelles in exile, where she lived until her demise in October 21, 1921. This year, marks exactly 100 years of her transition.


While celebrating the contribution of Black women, the GUBA Awards 2021 will also raise awareness on maternal mortality and call for measures to ensure safe child delivery across the continent. GUBA Enterprise believes that every child, born and unborn, has great potential and must be given the opportunity to fulfill this potential.


GUBA Enterprise seeks to promote greater economic, social, and cultural cooperation between Africa and the African diaspora through harnessing the power of the African youth to advance the socio-economic interests of the continent.


On Sunday 7th November 2021, the event will start in Kumasi, capital city of the Ashanti Region, where Yaa Asantewaa hails. A durbar will be held Manhyia Palace home of Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, Asantehene.


The celebrations will peak with the prestigious GUBA Awards, in Accra at the Accra International Conference Centre on Monday, November 8, 2021, in Accra, which is expected to host several high-profile personalities in Ghana and from the diaspora. The plethora of dignitaries and personalities expected to grace this year’s Awards reflects the shift from an event celebrating the Ghanaian diaspora to a truly Pan-African occasion.