We are not just a scholarship fund. We are a growing community of people who believe that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. Founded in 2025 by Kwasi Okrah, we support brilliant African students in their pursuit of world-class education. We believe education is not just personal advancement—it is a lever for collective transformation.
We imagine a world where no dream is out of reach because of where you were born or the weight of financial constraints. A world where talent, ambition, and drive determine destiny. At The Okrah Foundation, we envision an Africa where access to opportunity is universal, where proof of possibility transforms lives, and where every dream becomes a pathway to limitless potential.
Our mission is to transform Africa by enabling access to world-class education and experiences for talented individuals who lack the financial means to pursue their dreams. By unlocking doors that seem insurmountable, we connect these individuals with the resources, mentorship, and networks they need to not only realize their ambitions but to drive innovation, leadership, and progress across the continent.
Every time a brilliant African student gets into a top university and cannot go, we lose more than a degree. We lose an inventor, a founder, a policy shaper, and a future leader.
That is why we do not fund just tuition—we fund future builders.
You got in. But you cannot go.” That is what too many African students hear every year. My name is Kwasi Okrah, and I was almost one of them.
In 2024, I was accepted into the MSc in Law and Finance program at the University of Oxford— a course no Ghanaian man had taken before. I had worked tirelessly, graduated in the top two per cent of my undergraduate class, worked as a finance lawyer and led programs that helped young entrepreneurs rise. But when my funding fell through, it felt like all of that was not enough.
That moment broke something in me—then rebuilt something stronger. I chose not to give up. Instead, I built a foundation that would ensure no brilliant African ever stands at the edge of opportunity and turns back.
This foundation is not about me. It is about all of us who have come close. Who have been told, “Not for people like us.” We are done accepting that. We are rewriting the story.
Education is not charity. It is justice. And together, we can ensure that brilliance never gets turned away because of cost.
Account Name:
THE OKRAH FOUNDATION LBG
Account Number:
9040013169092
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CURRENT_ACCOUNT
Branch:
STANBIC HEIGHTS BRANCH
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SBICGHAC
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