She is the founder and volunteer director of the Osu Children’s Library Fund (OCLF), a not-for-profit charity established in 1991 to bring books and literacy into the lives of thousands of disadvantaged children and adults in Ghana, West Africa. From establishing her first community library in the capital city of Accra with the purchase of a 40-foot shipping container to building the two-storey Nima Maamobi Community Learning Centre in 2006, she has seen her efforts expand to towns and villages throughout the country. Member of the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation since 2000, the OCLF now supports more than 150 community libraries in Ghana and other African countries. The libraries have become centres for child-and-adult literacy classes, food programs, and cultural and sports activities. Also active with many service organizations in the Winnipeg community, she is the recipient of the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal.
