“Why can’t we do this in Ghana?”-Abigail Okyere, an MBA Alumna from UBC Sauder School of Business took the initiative of bringing the UBC Sauder LIFT program to her home country to benefit and empower more African entrepreneurs.
Led by students, UBC Sauder LIFT is a socially impactful business training program that transcends international borders to deliver business tools to aspiring entrepreneurs in Kenya.
Abigail saw this program as a unique opportunity to give back and make a difference in her home country, Ghana. As Dean Dahl at UBC Sauder commented, “The initiative she took in mentoring entrepreneurs in Ghana is exactly the kind of innovation and bridge building we need for a better future.”
As an innovative change maker, Abigail never stops. She is now collaborating with UBC Sauder to bring the program to Zambia.
To read more about this UBC Mastercard Foundation Scholar Alumna’s initiatives and the impact both on entrepreneurs in Ghana and her professional goals, click here: