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Progress Queen of Dompoase
 During the Grand Opening of the Dompoase Kindergarten Complex, Nana
Adoma Serwaa, Asante Hemaa Gyaaseheme, Queen Mother and the Elders of
Dompoase gave the Asante traditional honor of enstooling Nana Joanna as
Nkosuohemaa of Dompoase for the work she, her husband Agyeman Boakye
Danquah and the Village of Dompoase Education Project (VODEP)
organization have done for their village.
The Dompoase royal name given to Nana Joanna is Nana Amma Adjeiwaa.
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Nana Osei, an elder of Dompoase, introduced Nana Joanna and Agyeman Boakye Danquah to the audience during the Grand Opening. Nana Osei stated that we built the school and cafeteria/library buildings, along with the VODEP organization in the U.S.A.
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During an enstoolment, royal traditional shoes and cloth, umbrella, and stool are officially presented to the new queen or chief of a village. Nana Joanna was presented with these items. Also, Agyeman Boakye Danquah was given royal traditional shoes and cloth in appreciation for his support to Nana Joanna and the Village of Dompoase.
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Introductions
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Presentation of Regalia
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Standing/Sitting Three Times
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After the official enstoolment process, Nana Amma Adjeiwaa (Nana Joanna) and Agyeman Boakye Danquah were presented to the audience with gratitude. Nana Adoma Serwaa, Queen Mother of Dompoase; Queen Mother of Chirapatre (neighboring village); Linguist, Elders, and numerous family members congratulated us for our benevolent deed for Dompoase.
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Official Acknowledgement
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Congratulations
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"It is my wish that the voice of the storyteller will never die in Africa, that all children in the world may experience the wonder of books, and that they will never lose the capacity to enlarge their earthly dwelling place with the magic of stories." - Nelson Mandela
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