Author Biography: Antoinette Sarpong
Antoinette Sarpong was born in Toronto and grew up in Courtice, ON. After living in Burkina Faso for several months during a Canada World Youth exchange, she attended Ryerson University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2005. She then worked as a story producer at CTV’s Canada AM before moving to Osaka, Japan, to teach English and write features for Kansai Scene magazine for five years.
A self-confessed travel junkie, Antoinette is thrilled be part of the jhr team. Her journey is coming full circle to Africa, and Ghana, nonetheless, the country from which both her parents hail. She will be stationed in Accra for six months, working as a media rights educational officer at the African University College of Communications where she will be producing a human rights workshop curriculum, and collaborating with AUCC students, staff and local journalists in a variety of ways to promote human rights awareness on campus and in the community.
by Antoinette Sarpong
August 12, 2010
Last weekend, I found myself standing in a backyard queue, down the road from my house, along with several other Ghanaians in need. Mild panic set in, as the midday sun bore down on my shoulders, showing no immediate signs of mercy. There was still one more body ahead of me, getting his fill of [...]
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by Antoinette Sarpong
August 5, 2010
I’m a little embarrassed to make a somewhat private realization, a very public confession. I’m 28-years-old, and I just learned how to pronounce my name. I know what you’re thinking. Yes, I’ve had 28 years to master my moniker. I suppose, in retrospect, as a child just trying to come to grips with the English [...]
Tagged as:
Cape Coast Castle,
Ghana,
names,
soul name
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by Antoinette Sarpong
July 27, 2010
It’s 9am on a Thursday at the African University College of Communication. I’m sitting at my desk on the third floor, in complete darkness and complete silence. Three hundred some odd students are away, presumably studying for exams, and we’re experiencing yet another power outage. I’m thinking about a conversation I had earlier in the [...]
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Ghana,
ghana politics,
Governance,
jhr,
NDC,
NPP
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by Antoinette Sarpong
July 19, 2010
My father insisted that I pack an iron. I thought he’d totally lost the plot. My bag was already overweight, so I ditched it at the airport in Toronto. I also attempted to leave behind as many of my preconceived notions of “Africa” as I could before embarking on my six-month adventure as a media [...]
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