Contributions of Africans in Birmingham

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Description:Bertram Chene-Yaboah and his parents came to the UK in 1960. His family settled London, where his father was a diplomat with the Ghana High Commission. Despite the fact that Bertram and his family had to travel to many other African countries he worked very hard and qualified as a teacher in Ghana. Since returning to the UK in the 1980s, Bertram, and his English wife, have settled in Birmingham and he has worked with many schools in the Birmingham area. He currently works as a Cultural Champion and outreach worker with Thinktank, the Birmingham Science Museum and also as a director of Global Arts, and has carried out many arts projects supporting learning in schools and within the community.