Elizabeth Akua-Nyarko Patterson
Ghanaian social entrepreneur
Elizabeth Akua-Nyarko Patterson (born 2 January 1985) is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and the founder and executive director of the non-profit organization Girls Education Initiative of Ghana (GEIG).
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- It's a profound honour to be associated with the Vlisco brand and carry the torch from my predecessor, Eugenia Tachie-Menson, who performed her role so well. I am incredibly honoured to fill the shoes of such great women. I want to thank everyone who voted for me and I'm looking forward to the year ahead (2016).
- Elizabeth Patterson crowned Vlisco Women's Ambassador for 2015, Ghana Web, 13 April 2015.
- I fully support Ghanaians/Africans living outside helping to develop our countries and continent...we all leave our countries for various reasons, but I believe it is important for us to have tangible connections to ensure our participation in our countries’ development even while we are away.
- Gameli Hamelo, Ghanaian-American Looks To Uplift Girls Through Education Organization, f2fafrica.com, October 14, 2014.
