Ashesi University Lecturer Jewel Thompson Who Won $100K Builds Learning Platform for Women in Entrepreneurship

• Ashesi University's Professor Jewel Nana Thompson won $100k which was awarded as a grant
• She has created The AWA Community, a learning platform as a one-stop-shop for West African women entrepreneurs
• The official launch of the community is scheduled for December 10, 2022 in Accra

Professor Jewel Nana Thompson, a Business Administration faculty member at Ashesi University, Jewel Nana Thompson, has launched a learning platform for West African female entrepreneurs.

The initiative has come as a result of a $100,000 grant the lecturer and her team received from Action Lab Output Grant through the Aspen Network of Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to build a digital resource platform.

What is The AWA Community?

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Zaina Adamu, a key member of the project reveals to YEN.com.gh that the platform is dubbed African Women Amplified (AWA) and is a one-stop-shop for West African women entrepreneurs consisting of many features.

As AWA is geared towards providing solutions to systemic gender inequalities in the SGB sector, part of the organization's goal is to be a hub for tailor-made resources for women in business.

"The AWA Community aims to provide an inclusive and supportive community for ambitious women entrepreneurs in West Africa leading early-to medium-stage businesses," the team lead also indicated.

When the official launch of the AWA community is happening

On December 10, 2022, the AWA launch event is scheduled to take place in Accra, Ghana and will serve as the formal launch to all sixteen (16) West African countries, bringing together all AWA community members and stakeholders to exchange ideas, insights, lessons, and experiences.

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In an equally compelling story, Bridget Bonnie, a young Ghanaian philanthropist who was the first female SRC president at the Wisconsin International University has used the occasion of her 30th birthday to launch a new commitment to help street children.

Information available to YEN.com.gh indicates that the project is dubbed The PEC Project which represents Personal, Educational, and Career developments for underprivileged children.

The launching was held in a colourful ceremony at the Bayview Village event Centre at Madina Atomic Junction on April 11, 2021, by Dr Kofi Kusi Osei who is also a philanthropist as well as a consultant.

Source: YEN.com.gh