Ghana Girls Connect, Inc.

OUR MISSION

Ghana Girls Connect Inc, exist to connect successful Ghanaian women and other women of color with young women who desire to succeed and thrive in their professional careers. Through cultural immersion, professional development, and women empowerment conferences and workshops, we seek to equip young women of color with tools and resources to be successful and make an impact in their surrounding communities. 

OUR HISTORY

Anyone who knows me, knows I love Ghana. I come from a beautiful country with beautiful people, who are filled with magic. From our food, to the culture and music, everything about Ghana is magical. One day, a friend of mine gave me the idea to have a brunch with Ghanaian women. My response was, “and then what?” He responded, “I don’t know”. After that seed was planted, that night I began praying about what direction God wanted my life to go in. I realized I was destined for so much more than I thought. I’m surrounded by so many talented Ghana women who are pursuing their dreams unapologetically. In the same light, I’m surrounded by women and young girls who are full of life and ideas, and have so much to offer the world but are being held back. Whether it be lack of experience, professionalism, resources, self-love, or self-assurance, there is something they need to be connected with. Along with prayer, and the untimely death of a close uncle at the time, I realized this is my calling. My uncle followed his dream of pursuing the performing arts as a Ghanaian man. I can’t even imagine how much courage that took him. He was extremely successful and positively impacted the lives of many people around him. As a woman, I want to uplift other women and as a Ghanaian, I want to expose the magic in my people. But this movement isn’t just mine, it’s a collective project. I hope you all are excited to go on this journey with me.

CURRENT PROJECTS

The event we're currently planning is in leu of the Ghana Tech Summit that'll already be happening in Ghana this December. My team and I wanted to be able to have something similar for the younger community of girls. The event is called "TECHTalk & Self-Love". Not only do we have women speakers (who are located in Ghana) that have successfully startered their  own Tech companies, coming to share their story and shed light on the benefit of women in the tech field. We will have panalist talking about confidence and sel-love and knowing that the women God created us to be are able to achieve and overcome any obstacle that stands between us and our dreams. We'll be giving away journals, feminine hygienic products, and many more. We also hope to raffle off a laptop to a lucky girl. I am Ghanaian but I live in the states, but I love my country and everything about it. I believe we are capable of so much and I want to be the catalyst that sparks a light in the life of a young girl who feels lost and hopeless, to feel whole and purposefull in society. I've reached out to organizations in Ghana who's missions align with ours if they're interested in collaborating. I beleive when we come in numbers we can make a big difference. We hope you donate to help propel our mission!