Maame Gold has revealed that she spent 32 years abroad preparing for her eventual return to Ghana, where she hoped to settle after securing her future and raising her children.
Speaking in an interview on Onua TV, she said she moved abroad alone after completing Form Five in Ghana and worked several jobs, including at McDonald’s, Burger King and in the cleaning sector, while taking short courses to improve her employment opportunities.
She explained that although she worked hard overseas, she never lost her desire to return to Ghana.
“I love Ghana. Even while I was there, my friends knew I wanted to come back to Ghana, so everything I was doing, I was doing it towards coming back to Ghana,” she said.
Maame Gold also rejected suggestions that she grew up in poverty, insisting that her parents provided her with a comfortable childhood.
“If I say I struggled from the beginning, I’d be a liar. Then I am not grateful to God and my parents. I grew up before realising my dad wasn’t even rich because I was getting everything I needed growing up,” she explained.
According to her, she only returned after sorting out her documentation, raising her children and saving enough money to establish herself in Ghana.
“I came prepared. I came back with a lot of money. I stayed abroad for 32 years. Those times are not like today, I made some money back,” she said.
She also spoke about her decision to support people financially, explaining that she does not want to accumulate wealth while others around her struggle to meet their basic needs.
“I don’t want to see my account so huge while someone else is going hungry. I may be hailed today because I have something to offer, but I might not be like that forever. One day when I need help, I don’t know who will come through for me,” she stated.
Maame Gold further disclosed that she had supported several people quietly since returning to Ghana but began documenting her charitable activities after facing criticism over the funeral she organised for her late father.
She said she wanted people to understand that helping others was something she had been doing long before she started sharing the activities publicly.
“I have done a lot for people since I got back to Ghana that were not caught on camera, but when I was burying my father, people were saying a lot about it. I felt my father deserved that, so I started putting cameras on what I do for others so people would know this is what I do,” she added.
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