Nothing can be more painful than hitting “send” only to realize you omitted something in your cover letter or made a grammatical error on your resume. Beyond cross-checking to ensure there are no errors in your application, there are other things you must do to up your chances of landing any job you apply for.

Whether you are straight out of college or just wrapping up your one-year mandatory national service program, the foremost thing on your mind (obviously) is to land a great job. You’ve got big dreams and a bright future ahead of you. You’ve got bills to pay, a commitment to redeem, and a family that looks up to you.

Roshi Motman is the first woman to become the Chief Executive Officer of Tigo, Ghana. She studied Electrical Engineering and Business Development at Chalmers University in Goteborg, Sweden and has over ten years’ of experience working with various companies in the Kinnevik Group, a key investor in Millicom.

At Brighter Investment we believe that every talented student should be able to pursue higher education and build a brighter future for them and their community. Just like Roshi Motman, we believe every girl has potential and if given the needed push and resources, many females would stand out and tall wherever they find themselves.

And it’s signed! We’re very happy to announce that Brighter Investment and the Ghanaian government have decided to work together on improving accessibility to higher education in Ghana. The Ghanaian government of President Nana Akufo-Addo has rolled out a program that makes senior high school free for all Ghanaian students. This has, over little more than two years, increased enrollment in senior high school from 308,000 students to 430,000 students and is expected to increase demand for tertiary education by 50% over the next 5 years. To pay for this increased demand, the Ghanaian government is looking for private partners like Brighter Investment.

We all want to be amazing and do amazing things. The path to amazing may not be an easy one to tread however, it is always worth treading this path. By doing that extra and doing things people feel you cannot do, you would easily move from being an ordinary individual to being the extraordinary individual that is full of value. Dr Kaufmann exemplifies just how possible it is for women to shine no matter where they are.

At Brighter Investment we believe that every talented student should be able to pursue higher education and build a brighter future for them and their community. Sometimes it helps to have a role model, a star to aim for, and that’s why we’ve decided to use this platform to showcase the women we admire at Brighter Investment.

Almost every woman in STEM agrees that science is not as difficult as many people think. It is true that some aspects of science can appear abstract and that mathematics can be a little challenging sometimes. Amazing women like Regina Honu have proved that science, technology, engineering and mathematics are doable.

Regina is the CEO and founder of Soronko Solutions. She was featured on CNN as one of the  twelve inspirational women who rock STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and as one of the six women making an impact in the African technology space.

In addition to the six universities already supported, Brighter Investment will provide financial support to students from four additional institutions this year. The newly supported institutions are the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Regional Maritime University (RMU) and the College of Health and Well-being, Kintampo. 

4 years ago we started supporting the first small cohort of students in Ghana with the goal of proving that an investment model has the potential to break down financial barriers to higher education. Over the following years we supported 4 cohorts and 221 students. 221 students that instead of street vendors or subsistence farmers will become future leaders in science, engineering, medicine and business. These 221 students show that an investment model can indeed accomplish equitable access to tertiary education and create value for both students and investors.

Brighter Investment will provide financial support for 1,000 Ghanaian students across 8 tertiary institutions this year. The support will cover tuition and accommodation as well as living expenses for beneficiaries for as long as they are in school.

Always wanted to make a difference in the world? Brighter Investment is hiring a Summer Intern in Accra! This is your chance to join an impact investment startup that is eliminating financial barriers to higher education. As a summer intern, you will provide creative ideas and work closely with the BI team to help achieve our ultimate goal of ensuring that every talented student has access to higher education.

Brighter Investment provides 100% financial support to Ghanaian students studying in selected Ghanaian universities. The support covers tuition, accommodation, and living expenses for students. To access Brighter Investment’s financial support, students should have applied to study any of Brighter Investment’s supported degree programs at any of Brighter Investment’s supported universities.

Brighter Investment provides 100% financial support to students studying STEM programs at the University of Ghana. Bright scholars enjoy a 100% tuition fee cover, accommodation fees, monthly allowances and mentorship and career support services. To access Brighter Investment’s financial support, students should have applied to study any of Brighter Investment’s supported degree programs at the University of Ghana.

With students being able to earn up to 5x more with a university degree, quality higher education can be considered an important determinant of student success in many developing countries. This is why Brighter Investment invests in the higher education of academically talented students. By providing students with the needed support to pay for tuition, accommodation, and living expenses, we believe we can help these students achieve their dreams of being Ghana’s future doctors, engineers, scientists, technologists, and business moguls.

If you are applying to the University of Cape-Coast for the 2019/2020 academic year, please note the following

1. The deadline for applying for UCC undergraduate programs is May 17, 2019.

2. Applicants should have credit passes in six (6) subjects with an overall aggregate of 36/24 at the WASSCE/SSSCE respectively.

Brighter Investment provides 100% financial support to students studying STEM programs at the Kumasi Technical University. Bright scholars enjoy a 100% tuition fee cover, accommodation fees, monthly allowances and mentorship, and career support services. To access Brighter Investment’s financial support, students should have applied to study any of Brighter Investment’s supported degree programs at the Kumasi Technical University.

With students being able to earn up to 5x more with a university degree, quality higher education can be considered an important determinant of student success in many developing countries. This is why Brighter Investment invests in the higher education of academically talented students. By providing students with the needed support to pay for tuition, accommodation and living expenses, we believe we can help these students achieve their dreams of being Ghana’s future doctors, engineers, scientists, technologists and business moguls.

My name is Joy Lamptey, and I am the student success manager at Brighter Investment. Growing up, I was lucky to have had a family that made me believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I wanted to be a surgeon, and later an architect. But someway somehow, someone somewhere suggested, “why not a nurse or an interior designer?”, They had no other reasons except for the fact that it would be a perfect career path for a pretty intelligent girl like me. Inexperienced as I was at the time, I believed these lines. This is just one of the many gender specific barriers women face on their path to career success. At Brighter Investment we’re solving these.

Richard Adarkwah and Joy Lamptey, the Regional Manager and the Student Success Manager for Brighter Investment in Ghana, are interviewed on AAU Talks about financing higher education in Africa. The Association of African Universities (AAU) is the official African Union body representing all higher education institutions within that Union. The full 50 minute interview can be found on the AAU Facebook page and is definitely worth a watch. But if you’re short on time, here are our 6 favorite parts.

The Brighter Investment model, an investment in a student's higher education in return for a % of their future income, naturally results in a focus on the brightest students pursuing the degree programs with the best career potential. The consequence of this focus on career potential and income, is that the majority of degrees Brighter Investment supports are programs in science, technology, engineering, medicine as well as certain business and finance degrees. Degrees in art and the humanities are examples of areas that we currently don’t support students in. Why not? And should that change?

In collaboration with World University Services Canada (WUSC) and the D. Keith MacDonald Foundation (DKM) we’re looking for a consultant to help us with a project. The project’s objective is to identify the most effective solutions to increase gender parity in our student financing model. Interested candidates can apply with WUSC.