FREDA AGYEMAN EMPOWER WOMEN’S FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY

Freda Agyeman is a student at Ashesi University in Ghana She founded Photo4Her in December 2021, a project dedicated to educating adolescent mothers about photography, how to take photographs, and how to run a photography business The objectives of her project are to remove the cultural stigmatization of teenage mothers, fight gender inequality, lower poverty in households, empower girls, and boost employment opportunities for teenage mothers

Freda is also a student entrepreneur who sells phone accessories, popcorn and bedsheets Additionally, she runs a T-shirt printing business and works as a photographer on campus Furthermore, she is the chairperson of the Electoral and Documentation committee for the MCF Scholars' Foundation on campus Freda is currently one of the Global Fellows at Ashesi University, serving as a bridge between her fellow students on campus and the OSUN Network

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Freda started her project in Ghana, following her observation of teenage girls having children and being unable to live independently due to financial reliance. The Photo4Her project is dedicated to teaching teenage girls the fundamentals of photography and cameras so they can start working after training and generate income.

Freda’s primary motivation for establishing her project was to assist girls in becoming financially independent and to participate in improving their communities. She decided to start her initiative after seeing the girls who were forced to drop out of school due to teenage pregnancy experience great difficulty in their lives. In addition to the training, Freda devotes her time to assisting students in her community to establish their own projects and apply for funding.