How Resilience And Empathy Were Forged In Asantehemaa Nana Konadu Yiadom III At Tender Age

Beyond every reasonable doubt, the eight-year reign of Nana Konadu Yiadom III as the 14th Queen of the Asante Kingdom was marked by resilience and empathy.

These fine virtues drove Her Majesty in her relations, decisions and advocacies.

A delve into the life story of the late Queen reveals that the virtues were nurtured in her through personal experience at birth.

Born to Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II, who later became the 13th Queen of the enviable Kingdom, Nana Ama Konadu, as a young baby, was separated from her mother barely a year after his birth.

It was at a time she was lactating.

According to the official biography of the Queen published by the Manhyia Palace, she was entrusted to the care of her maternal aunt, Nana Afia Konadu, in Ashanti New Town (Ash–Town), a suburb of Kumasi.

This early experience of separation and adaptation would forge the resilience and empathy that became hallmarks of her later leadership.

In her reign, Nana Konadu Yiadom was unwavering about breastfeeding, education, God’s work and generosity.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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