Treasure the gift of family, not just nuclear but also extended. It’s a highly beneficial network. The family unit must be nurtured and preserved. - Florence Dolphyne

Fathers should not leave the responsibility of the upbringing of the girl-child to women alone because if fathers contribute to the raising of the child, it will go a long way to benefit this country.

Mfantsipim was an interesting experience, we were the second set of girls who went there for the sixth form because Wesley Girls then didn’t have the sixth form. Before that, there was a group of girls from Wesley Girls School who did their sixth form at St Augustine’s and then later the headmistress decided that we go to Mfantsipim.

Most of the lessons which influenced her successful career in academia were passed on by her father who took keen interest in her upbringing.