Ama Dadson is the Founder & CEO of AkooBooks Audio Ltd, Ghana's first publisher and a digital streaming platform for Black/African audiobooks and spoken word.
Founded in 2017, she was inspired by her mother, a children's book author who lost her sight, to create accessible African audiobooks.
Ama is passionate about the opportunities offered by digital reading to combat illiteracy in Africa and is dedicated to finding indigenous narrators who can accurately portray African voices, characters and experiences.
Before devoting her work fulltime to AkooBooks Audio, Ama worked at the University of Ghana for over 17 years in several capacities including Deputy Director of IT Services. Ama also previously worked for UNEP DTIE, where she advised on matters related to ICT and e-sustainability.
Ama was awarded AFD Digital Challenge 2023 and Women in Tech Africa Startup of the Year in 2021 for AkooBooks.