Academy award-winning Kenyan actress, Lupita Nyong’o recently paid tribute to the industrious women of Accra in a heartfelt letter dedicated to the city.
Shared on her Instagram page, the video featured glimpses from her visit over a year ago, showcasing the numerous jobs and roles many women take up in the city. Lupita Nyong’o is the latest “Hollywood” celebrity to make a trip to Ghana and has shared her amazing adventure with her millions of followers on Instagram.
In her letter addressed to ‘Glorious Accra’, she noted that celebrating the city meant celebrating all these women who were making significant impacts in their fields of work. Lupita Nyong’o believes that these women run Accra with an undeniable entrepreneurial spirit.
This tribute follows the actress’s earlier acknowledgment of countries and cities she has visited including Tanzania’s Zanzibar and Benin on her Instagram page.
A Love Letter to Accra; Glorious Accra, to celebrate you is to celebrate your fierce women, so many fierce women wherever I go. They run this town with an entrepreneurial spirit, that is impossible to ignore.
Their impact is widespread. It feels as if everything you touch here has been influenced by women. From fashion to the factories to the flavors, the women of Accra are fueling the present for a vibrant future. I love to see it. Go get it, ladies.
