Theresa Kufuor
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Early life
She was born on 25th October, 1935.
Education
Beginning her education at the Catholic Convent, OLA, in Keta, Ghana's Volta Region, she pursued nursing training in London at the Southern Hospital Group and later became a State Certified Midwife after additional studies at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford and Paddington General Hospital in London.
Personal life
Theresa married John Kufuor at age 23 after meeting at a Republic Day Anniversary Dance in London in 1961; they wedded the following year in 1962. Together, they had five children: J. Addo Kufuor, Nana Ama Gyamfi, Saah Kufuor, Agyekum Kufuor, and Owusu Afriyie Kufuor. As a devoted Roman Catholic, she was a mother of five and a grandmother of eight. Despite her eight-year tenure as Ghana's First Lady from 2001 to 2009, she maintained a low political profile.
MCCDF
Mrs.Kufuor established the Mother and Child Community Development Foundation (MCCDF), an NGO operating in Ghana and Canada, focused on preventing mother-to-child transmission.
FCUBE
In 2007, she advocated for policy adjustments in the Government's white paper on Educational Reforms to support the adoption of UNESCO's Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE) program, specifically targeting kindergarten children.
Honours
On October 25, Pope Benedict XVI honored President John Kufuor with the Papal Award of Knight Commander of St. Gregory the Great, recognizing his devoted service to humanity and the Catholic Church. Theresa Kufuor received the Papal Award Dame of St. Gregory the Great for her dedication to supporting impoverished children and mothers.
Death
Theresa Kufuor passed away at the age of 87 in her Peduase residence on October 1, 2023.
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