Ghanaian entrepreneur Maame Gold has opened up about the inspiration behind her philanthropic work, saying she cannot enjoy wealth while people around her struggle to survive.
Speaking in an interview on Onua TV, Maame Gold rejected claims that she had a difficult upbringing, explaining that she was raised comfortably by her parents before relocating abroad, where she worked several jobs while planning to one day return home.
“If I say I struggled from the beginning, I’d be a liar. Then I am not grateful to God and my parents. I grew up before realizing my dad wasn’t even rich because I was getting everything I needed growing up,” she said.
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She disclosed that after completing Form Five in Ghana, she moved abroad alone, where she took up jobs at McDonald’s, Burger King and in the cleaning sector while also enrolling in short courses to improve her chances of getting better-paying jobs.
Despite living overseas for 32 years, Maame Gold said her heart remained in Ghana, revealing that everything she did was with the intention of eventually returning home.
“I love Ghana. Even while I was there, my friends knew I wanted to come back to Ghana, so everything I was doing, I was doing it towards coming back to Ghana,” she stated.
According to her, she returned to Ghana only after securing her documentation, raising her children and saving enough money to start life again.
“I came prepared. I came back with a lot of money. I stayed abroad for 32 years. Those times are not like today, I made some money back,” she explained.
Sharing why she constantly supports others, Maame Gold said she believes wealth should be used to improve the lives of people around her because no one knows when they might also need help.
“I don’t want to see my account so huge while someone else is going hungry. I may be hailed today because I have something to offer, but I might not be like that forever. One day when I need help, I don’t know who will come through for me,” she said.
She added that although she has quietly supported many people since returning to Ghana, she only started documenting her charitable acts after facing criticism over the funeral she organised for her late father.
“I have done a lot for people since I got back to Ghana that were not caught on camera, but when I was burying my father, people were saying a lot about it. I felt my father deserved that, so I started putting cameras on what I do for others so people would know this is what I do,” she added.
Maame Gold’s comments come weeks after she made headlines for gifting veteran actress Christiana Awuni a brand-new car to ease her daily commute.
Barely a week later, she also presented actress Adwoa Smart with a newly built, fully furnished house after floods had severely damaged her home, leaving her in need of a safer place to live.
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