Nigerian professional and Ghanaian entrepreneur bag Boston University scholarship

Two outstanding applicants have emerged winners of a Master of Business Administration scholarship application for the 2020-2021 academic year at the prestigious Boston University, USA.

The two winners are Miss Helena Jennifer Afordoanyi from Ghana and Mr. Olusegun Awobajo from Nigeria.

Helena and Olusegun would benefit from a 100% tuition scholarship opportunity sponsored by Boston University and powered by TKC Africa. The scholarship program is available to all Ghanaian and Nigerian citizens.

About the Scholarship Winners:

Helena Jennifer Afordoanyi - Ghanaian Winner

Helena is a young entrepreneur with a gifted eye for identifying opportunities in the agricultural sector. In 2017, she launched her business, The Breakfast Soiree; a start-up that provides wholesome foods to a niche market and has been managing it since then. Her ambition in life is to significantly increase the value of raw agricultural produce. For this reason, she has partnered with the CEO of AgriNovation to locally produce dehydrator machines that increase the shelf life of raw fruits in Ghana.

Prior to managing The Breakfast Soiree, Helena worked in the banking industry as a customer consultant with Universal Merchant Bank. She also worked as a financial advisor at Old Mutual where she was responsible for sales related to a bancassurance partnership with Ecobank Ghana. She was one of the top 5 advisors for two consecutive years. Through these experiences, she developed a keen interest in client engagement and sales and has built a network of long-standing clients and partners for her business.

Helena holds a Bachelor of Science in Land Economy (honors) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana (2014). She is also an alumni of Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast (2009) and a former member of GroupATE, a non-profit organization aimed at improving the reading skills of pupils in government-funded primary schools.

Helena believes that “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit” – Aristotle.

Olusegun Awobajo – Nigerian Winner

Olusegun has end-to-end supply chain management experience that spans across the Medical devices/reagents distribution, Retail, IT and Oil & Gas industries in Nigeria. While at JUMIA



Nigeria as the Distribution Logistics Manager, he successfully coordinated the day-to-day operations of the nation-wide distribution of about 10,000 daily orders to over 35 last-mile delivery hubs across 2 distribution and 2 fulfillment warehouses pan Nigeria. He also managed the company fleet of 55 trucks, 5 Third-Party logistics providers and a team of 65 members.

He currently works in the supply chain department of ISN Medical Nigeria Limited, working with International Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) of medical devices/reagents to support the organizational drive of ensuring procurement, distribution, as well as the availability of ingenious medical laboratory testing devices at major clinical laboratories, tertiary and general hospitals etc across Nigeria.

Given his Biochemistry undergraduate background, he is now looking at honing and leveraging his supply chain management knowledge to contribute to improving national supply chain strategies for drugs and other essential medical devices to improve public healthcare delivery across the country.

A finalist of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Inaugural Africa-wide Essay competition on human security, he has a passion to see Africa live its full potentials.

He is a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS, UK), and a Certified Supply Chain Analyst. He loves the therapeutic sounds of good musical instrumentals.

About TKC Africa

The Knowledge Channel (TKC) Africa is a boutique business and investment consulting firm uniquely positioned to provide outstanding services to clients across the globe. Founded and established in 2010 by Hannah B. Acquah, TKC Africa remains a partner of choice for businesses with interest in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. TKC Africa has consulted over 30 companies and advised on projects with a total financial value in excess of $30 million.

TKC Africa is focused on raising the next generation of African leaders and is the Africa-wide partner for top tier US, European and Canadian university MBA programs.