Edith Uyoybukheri is a CEO, rolemodel, mother and the 2018 Vlisco ambassador for Ghana. Not only does Edith run the manufacturing company GN Foods, she is also the founder of Strands of Pearls International, a women’s organisation focused on excellent self-development, business solutions and peer networking and is a Director and member of the Advisory Board of the African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO).

She is a strong believer that the African woman is uniquely placed by way of heritage, to be a formidable force for advancement and achievement of women over the world. Edith herself is the perfect example of this belief, as she is renowned for her work with LittleBigSouls, an international charity organisation that she co-founded with her sister.

The establishment of LittleBigSouls inspired by the tragic death of her preterm daughter in a hospital in Accra under circumstances that were avoidable if the necessary infrastructure and facilities had existed in that hospital.

She brings all her experience of being a “preemie” mother into the programmes that LittleBigSouls provide, with the goal to level the playing field for the care of preterm babies born in Africa and to give these precious babies a fighting chance at survival.

He cited examples of her involvement with women’s leadership organisations and groups, such as being the Founder of Strands of Pearls International, a women’s organisation focused on excellent self-development, business solutions and peer networking and as a Director and member of the Advisory Board of the African Women in Leadership Organisation (AWLO).