Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Loading
NK![]()
author
Nana Kwaku Kurankye Kwatei
The author, popularly known as Nana Kurankye had his Secondary education as a pioneer student from 1961-1966 at Tarkwa Secondary School, Tarkwa,Western Region,Ghana. His journalistic and writing sk...view moreThe author, popularly known as Nana Kurankye had his Secondary education as a pioneer student from 1961-1966 at Tarkwa Secondary School, Tarkwa,Western Region,Ghana. His journalistic and writing skills and ability started very early from his secondary school days. He was privileged to be appointed fi rst as the Features Editor and later on as the Editor-in-
Chief of their famous School Magazine “Benso,” by their Editorial Consultant, the late Canadian Peace Corps Senior English Literature & Frencg Tutor,Mr. R.O. Matthews. This is an remarks of their former Assisitant Headmaster,Mrs. Margaret Amo as part of the testimonial she wrote for him in “ -------------------
Between January 1974 – December 1975,he trained as a professional Social Worker at the School of Social Welfare,
Osu, Accra, Ghana.
The urge and thirst for higher (Tertiary) education led him to fi ght to pursue a 2- Year Diploma in Social Administration
Course at the Premier University of Ghana, Legon, Accra from January 1979- August 1980.
In between, he did Correspondence Courses in Personnel Management and later whilst on asylum application in
Hamburg(1986) did O & A Levels in Journalism and Mass Communication in the UK. Whilst in Ghana, he was contributing
thought-provoking articles to Ashanti Pioneer and the Ghanaian Times; here, too, he has been a columnist of the internetleader-
Ghanaweb.
He taught as a School Certifi cated Pupil Teacher in the Public Education System; and Tutor/ Education Secretary with the
Nigritian Mission Schools in Dichemso-Kumasi in the early 1970s. He also worked with the Department of Social Welfare
at Agona Swedro and Sunyani in Ghana after his National Service period in the beginning of the 1980s.
1984 saw him in Hamburg where he sought for political asylum. Later, as an immigrant, he helped to upgrade the image
of the Ghana Union formed in 2002; and to put its messages across to the Ghanaian (African) and the host communities
for proper integration into the German society.
The author is married with seven Children and eight Grandchildren.
Currently, he’s pursuing a course with the Writers’ Bureau, Manchester, UK, aiming to become a pro -writer. At the same time,he’s the Vice- President of AYACSA-African-German, Youth, Arts, Culture & Science Association -an NGO- aimed at helping immigrants of African descent.
Please, dear valued reader, thank you very much for reading this book and lookout soon for the full autobiography of the author to be titled: “ The Kwabere Boy.”view less
Books by Nana Kwaku Kurankye Kwatei
From Asylum to Immigrant: My Years in Germany(1984-2010)