Global InformationMbaasem Foundation information
| Formation | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ama Ata Aidoo |
| Founded at | Accra, Ghana |
| Type | Non-governmental |
| Purpose | To support the development and sustainability of African women writers and their artistic output |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
| Website | mbaasem |
The Mbaasem Foundation is a foundation established by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo in Accra, Ghana, in 2000. It is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to supporting and promoting the work of African women writers,[1][2] to "establish and maintain a writing place for women".[3] In 2002 the rented headquarters of the foundation was "likened to the transformation of Ernest Hemingway's home in Chicago into a literary haven and museum".[4] The Foundation states its mission as being "To support the development and sustainability of African women writers and their artistic output", and as its goal: "To create an enabling environment for women to write, tell and publish their stories."[1]
- ^ a b "Welcome To Mbaasem", Mbaasem Foundation.
- ^ Aidoo, Ama Ata (2002). The Girl who Can: And Other Stories. Heinemann. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-435-91013-6.
- ^ Banham, Martin; James Gibbs; Femi Osofisan, eds. (2002). African Theatre: Women. James Currey Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-85255-596-5.
- ^ West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company, Limited. 2002. p. 35.