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SHANNEN O'BRIAN
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

For the majority of her adult life, Shannen has been working to solve gender inequality, specifically in Ghana’s northern region. Upon seeing the corruption, inefficiency, and lack of participation of people living in poverty in development, she decided to start a charity dedicated to transparency that would include the views of young marginalized women in its program design. Based on this mandate, Create Change was founded in 2008.

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Create Change Foundation

A foundation established in 2008, aiming to support the education and the life for girls in Ghana.

Their Mission

We believe that providing girls with confidence, an education and opportunities to lead changes more than their individual lives – it helps their families, their communities, and their country. Our mission is to lead a self-sufficient model of charity that is run by empowered girls – powerful change makers dedicated to empowering others to climb out of extreme poverty.