Edmond Otu Yeboah receiving his Plaque
Story by: Ishmael Barfi
The name and works of an energetic young man, Mr. Edmond Otu Yeboah, an astute Photo Journalist continue to ring a bell in the ears of stakeholders in the Environment and Sanitation space. The astute Photo Journalist who is best known for his in-depth storytelling through photography won the Most Impactful Blogger in Environment and Sanitation Promotion at the 2nd Edition of the Ghana Environment and Sanitation Awards (GESA) held in Accra.
Winning the award for the second time shows how competent, dedicated, and hard-working he is as well as how passionately he loves what he does.
At the 1st edition of the Ghana Environment and Sanitation Awards (GESA), he won the Environment and Sanitation Blogger & Blogger of the Year award respectively.
Zoomlion’s Edmond Otu Yeboah Wins Blogger of the Year in Sanitation Promotion at GESA Awards
The Photo Journalist who is also a Communications Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the Leading Waste Management Company in Ghana and Africa as a whole has distinguished himself in his field of work.
In an interview, he was grateful to organizers for acknowledging his contribution to the Environmental Sanitation space. This feat he noted is a result of hard work, continuous learning, consistency as well and teamwork he enjoyed with his colleagues. “As a young devout Christian, I always seek the face of God in everything I do”, he reiterated.
Touching on his aspirations, Mr. Edmond Otu Yeboah indicated that, he desires to excel in his field of work and, hence make the best impact in the lives of people he comes across in his daily dealings with people. Adding that, the award is going to push him to bring out the best in him as he continues to contribute to the environmental sanitation space in the country and the world.
Edmond Otu Yeboah receiving his Plaque
He therefore urged his colleague youth to be diligent, hardworking, and consistent noting that, they should not give up on their goals, hence strive to achieve and above all, make an impact in the society they find themselves in. He has been an award recipient of Digital Media Top Influencer of the Jospong Group of Companies for two consecutive times in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Meanwhile Ms. Emma Adwoa Appiaa Osei-Duah, Communications and Corporate Affairs Director of Zoomlion, was honored for her “Distinguished Service in Environmental & Sanitation Communications”, and James Deku of the Communications Directorate emerged as the “Most Impactful Climate Emergency Advocate”.
Background:
Working with the waste management giant, he serves in the Communications and Corporate Affairs Directorate as an Officer in Charge of Audiovisuals.
He is also a Sanitation advocate, a Blogger, Blogger a digital Media Influencer, a Columnist as well a great Photographer.
Mr. Edmond Otu Yeboah who is communicative, assertive, friendly, and outgoing hails from Akuapem Akropong in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
He is a young gentleman with a respectable educational background including a certificate in Wasteology in Urban Minning Business at ASEAN Institute of Recycling (AIR) in Thailand, a Certificate in Communications Studies, and a Public Relations from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, a certificate in both Media and Good Governance from Knutsford University College, Ghana, as well as Secondary Education at Adonten Senior High School.
Awardees displaying their Plaques
Through his works, he has had the opportunity to travel across the country on several occasions for official assignments which has enabled him to understand the traditions and cultures of people from all tribes across Ghana.
His wonderful pictures as a Photo Journalist on all company trips have been featured in most of his company publications in the dailies and online portal.
Mr. Yeboah is a staunch Christian who fellowships with the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
As a staunch Christian, he always prays that our Creator, God grants him serenity to accept the things he can’t change as well as the courage to change the things he can, hence the wisdom to know the difference between the two.
As a Photojournalist, he desires to become a sought-after Environmental Advocate and an experienced Photo Journalist.
Source: www.thenewindependentonline.com
