Honouring a woman who believed in education.
Elizabeth Yaa Mansa never had the chance to continue her schooling. This foundation exists so that committed students can.
Our story
From Kwahu-Atibe, a belief that outlived her.
This foundation is dedicated to the loving memory of Elizabeth Yaa Mansa, an astute and loving woman who always stressed the need for education as a vehicle for personal development and community transformation.
Coming from a village in Kwahu-Atibe in the Eastern Region of Ghana, she only achieved a 3rd-grade level education due to the lack of financial resources and societal attitudes toward the value of educating the girl child. She would often speak of her desire to continue her education, as it held more than just monetary value. She viewed it as the foundational framework of individuals, whose attitudes and mindsets inform the framework of broader society.
It is in this spirit that this foundation was established: to honour and actualise the value Elizabeth placed on education as a vehicle of change, individually and communally. Our aim is to create a pipeline of qualified and dedicated professionals who will fill the professional spaces required to aid the advancement of Ghana.
As Elizabeth believed, providing this support, with consistent effort, can lead to change that transforms communities, and furthermore, a nation.
Elizabeth saw education as more than monetary value. She saw it as the foundational framework of individuals, whose mindsets shape the society around them.
Our mission
To provide support for the development and success of committed students who require financial and developmental assistance to achieve their personal and career goals, and to further support the growth of a talent pool ready to serve in industries that bolster Ghana's economic growth.
Our vision
We work towards the economic empowerment of Ghana through diversified and thriving industries, sustained by robust, globally competitive markets with a highly skilled domestic workforce.
Our values
Compassion, integrity and accountability.
Our organisation is built on these three values. They guide how we select scholars, how we support them and how we steward every gift.
Compassion
We treat everyone with dignity and respect.
Integrity
We act with honesty and transparency in everything we do.
Accountability
We use our resources in the most effective and efficient way possible.
Our pillars
What drives our work.
Socioeconomic Growth
We prioritise human development to the fullest and the overall well-being of the nation. Through access to education, skills and goals can be fully attained.
Socioeconomic Equality
No individual should be denied the right to education and a quality standard of living, irrespective of their social status.
Economic Prosperity
We help students become self-sufficient professionals who strengthen the industries driving Ghana's growth.
Providing this support, with consistent effort, can lead to change that transforms communities and, furthermore, a nation.
Be part of their future
Help a student finish what Elizabeth never could.
Your gift funds scholarships, mentorship and career support for committed Ghanaian university students.