Samia Nkrumah awarded ‘Grand Prix’ Italia

The Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party, Ms Samia Nkrumah, has been awarded the “Grand Prix Communication and Social Commitment Award” as “one of the new women leaders on the African continent”.

She received the award in the Italian city of Milan in northern Italy. Milan is preparing to host “The Universal Exposition 2015”, popularly  known as Expo 2015, next year and Ghana will be one of the main participants in the event.

Samia received the Communication and Social Commitment Grand Prix Award for her social intervention activities to improve the quality of life in the district she served as Member of Parliament for four years in the Western Region in Ghana, as well as her contribution to achieving peace in communities through development. 

These activities ranged from sanitation to health and the environment. The Grand Prix is the most important communications award in Italy. The ‘Gala Finale’ was held Tuesday evening in the prestigious Teatro Nazionale with a full house audience of 2,000 people.

The evening witnessed a showcase of Italian excellence in the fields of communication, advertising and culture. Renowned personalities from industry, the arts and sports sectors were in attendance in the capital of the Lombard region, also known as the fashion and financial centre of Italy.

Back in Rome, Samia Nkrumah and Architect Mario Cucinella presented the Kwame Nkrumah Presidential Library project at the MAXXI, the contemporary arts museum in Rome. The library will serve as a centre for research into Kwame Nkrumah’s thought and its relevance to African freedom and our socio-economic and cultural emancipation. A host of African ambassadors attended the event. Ghana’s Ambassador to Italy, Madam Anita Evelyn Stokes, contributed to the discussion. Samia noted that a mutually beneficial partnership between Europe and Africa must be based on dialogue and understanding.

Ms Nkrumah concluded her stay by participating in the 51st OAU/AU anniversary celebrations by the  African Diplomatic Corps in Rome, which brought together various African personalities in the Italian capital to mark the African Freedom Day and take stock of the last 50 years’ integration discourse.