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Background
Maxine E. Ankrah came to Uganda with her husband Kwodo Ankrah in 1974 at the invitation of the Most Reverend Archbishop Janani Luwum. Kwodo was needed by the Province of the Church of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, "to serve in its Planning and Development department." Earlier, in 1970, the same invitation had been extended to them by the then Archbishop, The Most Reverend Eric Sabiiti.

Family and Education
Maxine Ankrah is of African-American origin. Her husband came from Ghana. She is a professor of Sociology and served at the then Department of Social Work and Social Administration Makerere University. She is a champion of women and HIV issues globally.. Her work with women in Uganda started off with he active membership at ACFODE in the 1980s soon after the UN Decade for Women that was launched in Nairobi in 1985.