Joyce Dzide-Tei

MEET JOYCE DZIDE-TEI, NOMINEE FOR DIRECTOR, SOCIAL MEDIA (ad. int)
Joyce Dzide-Tei is an education, gender, and development practitioner with over a decade of experience across teaching,
policy, and gender advocacy in Ghana and West-Africa. An ODID-DAC Scholar completing her MPhil in Development
Studies at Oxford, her research explores environmental citizenship in Ghana with particular interests in NGO-led climate
change education, and youth climate action. She has worked with SOS-HGIC, Oxfam Ghana, the Ministry of Education,
and championed women and girls’ rights through her volunteer and leadership roles within Zonta International. A former
IB educator turned policy consultant, Joyce is also a skilled communicator with a strong visual and narrative voice. She
served on Zonta International’s 2022 Leadership Committee as a member of the Greater Visibility Training Team. and was
Director of Social Media and Marketing for the 2024 Oxford Africa Conference. Joyce will take up the role of Interim
Director, Social Media for the Oxford Ghana Society, having mobilised its launch together with Olivia Vashti Ayim (Vice
President) after months of behind-the-scenes organising.
JOYCE’S VISION FOR THE SOCIETY
My vision is to build a Ghana Society that feels like home: a space rooted in care, community, and cultural pride—a place
where we are anchored, celebrated, and genuinely cared for. This society has been years in the making. It's been shaped not
just by meetings or formal titles, but by shared meals, late-night phone calls, quiet encouragement, out-of-pocket spring rolls,
and the small acts of kindness that hold a people together. It has grown from a longing—to belonging, yes, but also for
visibility. Too often, Ghanaians at Oxford excel, inspire, and make their mark, yet their stories remain untold, scattered across
WhatsApp threads and buried in LinkedIn posts. I want to change that. As an educator, cultural diplomat at heart, and
community builder, I believe in the power of storytelling—not just to preserve who we are, but to imagine who we can become.
Our society should be a bridge: connecting Ghanaian students and scholars, creatives and policymakers, elders and emerging
voices. Whether it’s hosting high-profile personalities, curating cultural moments, or simply arranging a spontaneous picnic in
college gardens, we are here to build something real. We deserve room to thrive—to be seen, held, and documented with the
depth, dignity, and brilliance we bring; not just through what we wear or the songs we sing, but through the way we show up
for one another. This isn’t just about Oxford. It’s about sending a message to the world—and to that little girl or boy in any
corner of Ghana—that this, too, is possible. Let’s build a society that tells our stories beautifully, boldly, and together.