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For Mrs. Evelyn Addo-Boye, founder of the College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management (CoCAHM), the dream of building a leading culinary institution in Ghana began right under her own roof.
Great things often begin in the smallest of places.
For Mrs. Evelyn Addo-Boye, founder of the College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management (CoCAHM), the dream of building a leading culinary institution in Ghana began right under her own roof.
Speaking to Kafui Dey, Mrs. Addo-Boye revealed that the school’s first premises in Kokomlemle occupied the lower floor of her family home, while she and her family lived upstairs.
“The school was downstairs and we lived upstairs,” she said.
She explained that the opportunity arose after tenants moved out of the lower floor of the two-storey building, creating space for her to begin training students.
The institution, then known as the School of Domestic Science and Catering, officially opened in September 1971 with just 11 students.
After years of operating in rented accommodation, Mrs. Addo-Boye moved the school to a larger facility in 1981. She said owning a permanent site gave her greater freedom to expand the institution’s programmes and establish separate departments.
What began with 11 students in the lower floor of a family home has since evolved into CoCAHM, one of Ghana’s respected hospitality and culinary training institutions.
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