Efua Asibon

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Efua Asibon
CitizenshipGhanaian
EducationUniversity of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education, London School of Economics and Political Science

Efua Asibon was one of the three Ghanaians that won the Queen's Young Leader Award in 2017. [1] [2] She is an account manager for Facebook in Ireland the co-founder of Dislabelled, a non profit organisation in Ghana that supports, empowers and educates people with disabilities. [3] [4]

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Education

She holds a master's degree in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science. [3] Upon receiving the Queen's Young Leader Award, she had the opportunity of being mentored and trained at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Continuing Education in the UK. [5] [2]

Awards and recognition

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