Monthly Archives: September 2015
Success Story from Ghana: Hikmat Baba Dua, An Advocate for Women’s Education
Hikmat Baba Dua was born in April 1990 in Tamale, the conservative northern regional capital of Ghana. As a youngster, Hikmat’s father, who is more than proud of her today, told her that “educating a girl is useless.” The statement so distressed young Hikmat that it became a turning point in her life, one that […]
Success Story from Nigeria: Saied Tafida Sulaiman’s Poverty Alleviation and Fiscal Transparency Initiatives
Saied Tafida Sulaiman was born in the early 1980s, in what was then known as Gongola state, in northeastern Nigeria. Gongola, currently the states of Adamawa and Taraba, has long been a region characterized by ethno-religious conflicts and poverty. As a youngster, Saied, his extended family, and other members of his community participated in “Verde” […]
Success Story from Benin: Sara Idohou is Empowering Women and Youths
Aye Femi Cynthia Sara Idohou was born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in 1990. She was raised in Cotonou in the Republic of Benin. Sara is the firstborn in her family, which was something of a disappointment to her father, who had hoped for a son. Expectations were high for her when she was growing up. Her father […]
Success Story from Liberia: Fombah Kanneh’s Social Entrepreneurship
Fombah Lasana Kanneh was born in August, 1984 in Mecca Town in northwestern Liberia. Fombah’s father died when he was a child and he was raised by his mother in a make-shift home in an impoverished slum in Monrovia. Growing up in a single-parent household while Liberia was experiencing its First Civil War (1989 to 1996) was […]
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