Mbaasem Foundation
| Formation | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ama Ata Aidoo |
| Founded at | Accra, Ghana |
| Type | Non-governmental |
| Purpose | To support the development and sustainability of African women writers and their artistic output |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
| Website | mbaasem |
The Mbaasem Foundation is a foundation established by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo in Accra, Ghana, in 2000. It is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to supporting and promoting the work of African women writers, to "establish and maintain a writing place for women". In 2002 the rented headquarters of the foundation was "likened to the transformation of Ernest Hemingway's home in Chicago into a literary haven and museum". The Foundation states its mission as being "To support the development and sustainability of African women writers and their artistic output", and as its goal: "To create an enabling environment for women to write, tell and publish their stories."