Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been a pillar of strength whose sacrifices have quietly served the nation.
Ghana is indebted to you for your devotion and support throughout decades of service and sacrifice.
As First Lady, supporting her husband , Jerry John Rawlings who was the head of State of Ghana and Chairman of PNDC from 1979 to 2000 and then democratically، elected from 1992 to 2000 until his exit in 2000, Mrs. Rawlings proved a dependable support.
As First Lady, she became a prominent women's rights advocate, most notably as the founder of the 31st December Women's Movement and used that to not only advocate for the vulnerable, particularly women and children, but also to promote education for the girl child as well as economic empowerment for women in every corner of the country.
We remember her for the role instrumental role she played in the drafting and passage of the Intestate
Succession Law, which improved inheritance rights for women, and was a key part of getting Ghana to approve the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991.
She was a woman with great strength, vision and foresight. She was highly innovative and never slacked in pursuing her mission in fulfilling her set goals.
She was a role model who inspired many to rethink their nonchalance about education at a time when it was not fashionable and attractive pastime to many, especially among parents.
Her legacy continues through the many successes women in many facets of life, particularly, politics are chalking and the country is benefitting from the graduates of the 31st December Movement Day Care Centres that were built all around the country, particularly, in deprived areas.
She was a very good example of the woman in Proverbs 31:10-30. She was Known to be a woman of virtue and modesty who was the strength behind her late husband Rawlings.
There are two types of people who populate Ghana, those who make themselves and those who make history, she definitely belong to the latter.
