09/05/2022
MEET THE WIFE AND DAUGHTER OF HRH NANA ANSAH KWAO IV
Gifty Anti is a Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster. She was born on January 23,1970. She is the host of the Standpoint Archived 2021-05-26 at the Wayback Machine programme; which discusses issues affecting women on Ghana Television. Her show, The Standpoint, is not only aired on national television but also ABN TV in the UK. It is one of the most-watched shows in the country, but her impact in empowering young girls is what she is most celebrated for. As a result, she has been a true source of inspiration for millions of women from around the world.
Oheneyere Gifty Anti is the CEO of GDA Media. She is a multiple award-winning broadcast journalist and a well-respected motivational speaker in Africa and around the world. Oheneyere is the President and founder of the Girl in Need Foundation and the Awo Dansoa Reading Project.
Gifty is a native of Cape Coast in the Central Region but was born and bred in Tema, the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Due to economic hardship, she hawked and engaged in carpentry works to earn a living.
Gifty is married to Nana Ansah Kwao IV, Chief of Akwamu Adumasa. Their Marriage ceremony happened at the Trinity Baptist Church on the 25th October, 2015. She gave birth to her first child on 11 August, 2017. Their daughter, Nyame Anuonyam, is such a pride of hers and expresses so much joy in having a miracle child, even at her age.
She had receive honours and a new title. The new title FBI was conferred on her after she was awarded a Fellowship of the Boardroom Institute, FBI, by the Accra Business school. She is called Oheneyere FBI Dr Gifty Anti.
EDUCATION
Gifty Anti had her basic education at Tema community 8 "Number 1" Basic School. She then proceeded to Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School where she served as an entertainment prefect. She holds a Diploma in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, which she served as Women’s Commissioner, and a Masters Degree in International Journalism from City University, London.
CAREER
Mrs. Anti began her media career as an intern at the Ghana News Agency, then moved on to the Ghanaian Times as an intern. She later worked as an intern at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), where she was also offered the option to do her national service.
Gifty landed her first job as a Floor Manager at GTV. She later became a TV presenter, coach, gender advocate and a feminist. She is currently the Chief Executive Officer of GDA Concept and host of Stand Point, a talk show about women's issues.
She worked at the Ghanaian Times (a Ghanaian owned newspaper) as she received mentorship from Liz Hayfron.
In 2019, she launched her book titled "A Bit Of Me", the book reached number one on Amazon after one week of publication.
AWARDS:
- Tell It Moms Exemplary Resilience Feminist Honour 2019
- National Malaria Advocate
- Most Inspiring Woman In Media
- Most influential women
- United Nation’s MDGs 4&5 Ambassador Award 2012
- The African Women in Leadership Organisation’s Excellence Award
PUBLICATIONS
- A bit of me (2019)
- Fifty Nuggets (2020)
- The Best of You (2020)
- Room 5005 (2022)
- Broken But Beautiful (2022)
