Akumaa Mama Zimbi, also known professionally as Dr. Joyce Akumaa
Dongotey-Padi, is a Ghanaian television and radio broadcast
journalist, women's rights activist, blogger, marriage counselor, and
an actress in Ghana. Akumaa is known for her fascinating, yet sexually
stimulating, ways of expressing "Medaase" (Thank you). Her exceptional
ways of wearing her headgear also comes off as a distinct Akumaa
brand. Little is known about Akumaa's early life as well as her family
and educational background. However, it is known that her father is a
policeman and her husband is a businessman to whom she has been
married for over twenty-four yearsAkumaa emerged as a celebrated
actress in the early 1990s when she featured in the popular Cantata
Show as a "house girl." This show was hosted by the Ghana Television
Station. Her interest in broadcast journalism, precisely in radio,
began in the early 2000s. In her interview with Deloris Frimpong
Manso, Akumaa stated that Rosemary, a very good friend of hers,
encouraged her to visit Joy FM, the Tema branch, in the year 2000 to
discuss her interest in working with this popular Ghanaian radio
station as a radio presenter. Although Akumaa possessed very little to
zero background in broadcast journalism, her popularity as an actress
together with her acumen as an eloquent speaker allowed Joy FM to
offer her an opportunity to learn on the job. Looking up to radio and
TV personalities such as Father Bosco, Akumaa applied her personal
principles of hard work, discipline, and humility at her workplace and
over a period of about eighteen years, rose through the ranks.
Presently,[when?] she is a host for the Odo Ahomaso Show, which offers
critical advise on relationship and marital issues on Adom TV in
Ghana.If the name "Akumaa" or "Mama Zimbi" resonates as a household
name in Ghana, the reasons can best be attributed to Dr.
Dongotey-Padi's early contributions to the Cantata Show and her
continuous interventions in people's relationship matters. For her
position as a mentor, marriage counselor, and an expert on
relationship/marriage issues, Akumaa identifies as #IAmTheSexDoctor,
#IAmTheBestEver, and a "Relationship Doctor."Beyond her work as a
television and radio host, Akumaa runs a foundation, Mama Zimbi's
Foundation, founded in 2004 that is committed to caring for and
empowering underprivileged women, especially widows, and children in
Ghana and reviving marriages. Through this foundation, Akumaa is able
to reach out to widows and their needy children while educating
adolescents and the youth on their sexual and reproductive health.
Dongotey-Padi, is a Ghanaian television and radio broadcast
journalist, women's rights activist, blogger, marriage counselor, and
an actress in Ghana. Akumaa is known for her fascinating, yet sexually
stimulating, ways of expressing "Medaase" (Thank you). Her exceptional
ways of wearing her headgear also comes off as a distinct Akumaa
brand. Little is known about Akumaa's early life as well as her family
and educational background. However, it is known that her father is a
policeman and her husband is a businessman to whom she has been
married for over twenty-four yearsAkumaa emerged as a celebrated
actress in the early 1990s when she featured in the popular Cantata
Show as a "house girl." This show was hosted by the Ghana Television
Station. Her interest in broadcast journalism, precisely in radio,
began in the early 2000s. In her interview with Deloris Frimpong
Manso, Akumaa stated that Rosemary, a very good friend of hers,
encouraged her to visit Joy FM, the Tema branch, in the year 2000 to
discuss her interest in working with this popular Ghanaian radio
station as a radio presenter. Although Akumaa possessed very little to
zero background in broadcast journalism, her popularity as an actress
together with her acumen as an eloquent speaker allowed Joy FM to
offer her an opportunity to learn on the job. Looking up to radio and
TV personalities such as Father Bosco, Akumaa applied her personal
principles of hard work, discipline, and humility at her workplace and
over a period of about eighteen years, rose through the ranks.
Presently,[when?] she is a host for the Odo Ahomaso Show, which offers
critical advise on relationship and marital issues on Adom TV in
Ghana.If the name "Akumaa" or "Mama Zimbi" resonates as a household
name in Ghana, the reasons can best be attributed to Dr.
Dongotey-Padi's early contributions to the Cantata Show and her
continuous interventions in people's relationship matters. For her
position as a mentor, marriage counselor, and an expert on
relationship/marriage issues, Akumaa identifies as #IAmTheSexDoctor,
#IAmTheBestEver, and a "Relationship Doctor."Beyond her work as a
television and radio host, Akumaa runs a foundation, Mama Zimbi's
Foundation, founded in 2004 that is committed to caring for and
empowering underprivileged women, especially widows, and children in
Ghana and reviving marriages. Through this foundation, Akumaa is able
to reach out to widows and their needy children while educating
adolescents and the youth on their sexual and reproductive health.
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