This was written by Babson undergraduate student Leigh Myer ‘09.

This past week, the group spent their time at various secondary schools to teach Entrepreneurship. They worked with 13 different schools with class sizes ranging from 30 to 80 students. On Thursday, Dean Hanno and Rev. Andoh dropped off 25 computers in total to three of the secondary schools. The headmasters of the three schools were overwhelmingly grateful and profusely thankful for the gift.

At the end of the week, our group’s work culminated by holding a business plan competition between all the schools. This was held at the Assemblies of God Church with a record number of 800 attendees, which included students, faculty, and members of the community. The competition was fierce with business ideas ranging from healthcare centers to customized t-shirts to movie production. The winning team pitched an idea for water purification. When the winners were announced, the crowed erupted. At the end, all the students walked away feeling accomplished and with more confidence.

On Sunday, the group attended their final church service followed by a friendly football (soccer) match between Babson and Friends of Ted, a local team. With slight bias in refereree-ing, Babson came out on top with a score of 4-3. That evening, a group of drummers visited the church and performed with dancers. All Babson group members joined in on the dancing and learned some traditional Ghanaian steps.