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10 Keys to Success: Shirley Osei-Mensah at TEDxYouthInspire 2010 @ Accra

691 views · Published 1 June 2010 · 19:27 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Shirley Osei-Mensah, an 18 year-old entrepreneur, knows adversity well. At the age of 15, she fell ill and had to stop schooling to pursue treatment. Not willing to let sickness deter her education, Shirley searched for solutions that would allow her to continue studies. Now a student at Keystone National High School, Shirley, who lives with her parents and sister in Kumasi, takes all her coursework online and has found time to create a lucrative business from blogging.

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