Nutrition is about empowering healthier communities – Gifty Amponsah

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Ghanaian nutritionist&comma; entrepreneur and community advocate <strong>Gifty Amponsah<&sol;strong>&comma; popularly known as <strong>Queen Abena<&sol;strong>&comma; is championing healthier lifestyles through nutrition&comma; wellness advocacy and community empowerment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">With a background in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Cape Coast&comma; Amponsah has built a career around helping individuals and communities make informed decisions about their health and nutrition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">As the Lead Dietician at Prevenza and Chief Executive Officer of Healthify Diet Consult&comma; she develops tailored dietary programmes for people managing conditions including diabetes&comma; hypertension and obesity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Her work also places strong emphasis on preventive health&comma; with a particular focus on maternal and child nutrition&period; Through her advocacy&comma; she continues to raise awareness about the importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy&comma; childhood development and family life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Nutrition is about empowering healthier communities&comma;” Gifty Amponsah said&comma; reflecting her commitment to making nutrition knowledge accessible and practical&period;<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mystorymagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;08&sol;photo&lowbar;2026-08-16&lowbar;19-39-36&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-11020"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Beyond her professional work&comma; Amponsah has ventured into entrepreneurship with Brown Mélange&comma; a health-focused tombrown product developed with wellness considerations in mind&period; She also leads <strong>Gigi’s Glamour<&sol;strong>&comma; a fashion and beauty brand that promotes confidence&comma; creativity and self-expression among young women&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Her contributions to health&comma; business and community development have earned her several recognitions&period; She was crowned <strong>Miss Adehye UCC 2019<&sol;strong> and later represented the Western Region at <strong>Ghana’s Most Beautiful 2024<&sol;strong>&comma; using the platform to highlight issues close to her heart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">In 2025&comma; her achievements received further recognition at the Golden Age Business and Creative Arts Awards&comma; where she received three honours&colon; Discovery Health Personality of the Year&comma; Discovery Woman of the Year and Youth Personality of the Year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Amponsah has also taken her advocacy directly to young people through initiatives such as the Senior High School Campus Invasion Project&period; The initiative combined student engagement&comma; educational stationery donations and motivational sessions aimed at inspiring students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Another of her initiatives&comma; Ignite Your Wellness&comma; engaged students of UNIMAC-GIJ on fitness and healthy eating&comma; reinforcing her belief that health education should begin early&period;<br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;mystorymagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2026&sol;08&sol;photo&lowbar;2026-08-16&lowbar;19-39-29&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-11021"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Her influence extends beyond nutrition and community advocacy&period; Amponsah has also been recognised for her fashion sense&comma; receiving the title of Overall Best Dressed Female Student at the Choice Style Awards’ Mega 5 Celebration&period; She has additionally served as a Brand Ambassador for Koda Herbal Tea&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Through her growing influence across nutrition&comma; entrepreneurship&comma; lifestyle and youth development&comma; Gifty Amponsah continues to position herself as a strong voice for healthier living in Ghana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Her journey demonstrates how professional expertise&comma; entrepreneurship and community service can come together to create meaningful social impact&comma; particularly among young people and families&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;