| Intro | Founder of Young Educators Foundation |
| Is |
Businessperson Entrepreneur |
| From | Ghana |
| Type | Business |
| Gender | female |
Eugenia Tachie-Menson is the founder of Young Educators Foundation focused on improving children between ages 8-18 on spelling and literacy. Each year together with her team train young people to represent Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA.
She was recognised by the President of Ghana for her contribution to education. She is also a former Vlisco Ambassador for Ghana (2014), is an educator who makes learning fun for children ages 8-18 through spelling competitions and other educational programs.
Education
She attended Ridge Church School, Accra and had her secondary education at Mawuli School, Ho. She later attended Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and worked for seven years in radio, marketing and communications. She studied Communications, Advertising and Marketing, with a major in Public Relations in the United Kingdom.
Awards
- The letter of recognition signed by the president of Ghana said it was for “12 years of dedication and commitment to the education of our Nation’s children through her work at the Young Educators Foundation and establishment of the National Spelling Bee and Young Debaters Competition in the nation of Ghana”.
- She was nominated by the US Embassy in 2010 to represent Ghana at the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP)
- She was nominated as a finalist for the 2015 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship in the category of Social enterprise of the year.