From a little over 40 female applicants in 2015 to well over 2000 female applicants in 2020, Brighter Investment has proven that attaining a gender-inclusive model for higher education financing in developing countries is possible. Women in developing countries are increasingly becoming aware of the importance of quality higher education and many of them are ensuring that nothing holds them back from living their dreams and attaining the highest of heights in education and career. This is an opportunity Brighter Investment leveraged in 2015 (when it supported its first cohort of students,) and continues to leverage (after six cohorts) to grow investors’ wealth and make the dreams of many young Ghanaians come true.

With outbreaks in more than 150 countries around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has moved beyond being just a public health crisis to an economic one as well. Businesses are closing down, individuals are losing their jobs and the prices of essential commodities are shooting up.