In the heart of Ghana’s Bono Region, a quiet revolution is taking place. It’s not led by politicians or corporations, but by a determined young change-maker named Eric Anorrey who has been named as the Most Outstanding Sora Kaufman Fellow 2025. His recognition is not merely a personal accolade—it is a resounding endorsement of a vision that centers communities as architects of their own development.
The Sora Kaufman Fellowship is an Advocates for Community Alternatives’ flagship program to establish a network of African leaders and practitioners in the field of community-driven development and advocacy. This exchange program targets practitioners who collaborate with relevant stakeholders to tackle community and systemic challenges that hinder the accessibility and involvement of citizens in decision-making.
For emerging as the Most Outstanding Sora Kaufman Fellow 2025, Mr. Anorrey is receiving a $10,000 grant from the Fellowship to embark on a community-driven initiative designed to improve the economic wellbeing of 20 vulnerable women in the Sunyani Municipality, including teenage mothers and unemployed women below 45 years in the informal sector in Sunyani Zongo. Ultimately, this project aims to improve the socioeconomic status of these 20 women in the informal sector by providing them with guidance and mentorship as they pursue various economic ventures of their choices to achieve sustainable livelihoods and financial independence.
Success indicators
By July 2026, Mr. Anorrey hopes to ensure that the economic wellbeing of some 20 unemployed teenage mothers and single mothers under 45 years in Sunyani Zongo are improved and are financially independent through this intervention. Mr. Anorrey’s project further hopes to develop a strategic partnership between the 20 unemployed women and the Sunyani Municipal Assembly to ensure that the assembly incorporates marginalized women’s needs into its medium to long-term plans by July 2026.
About GYIC
Mr. Anorrey is the Executive Director of the Global Youth Innovation Center (GYIC) LBG, which was founded in May 2019. GYIC is legally registered in Ghana as a non-profit organization. The organisation envisages a world free of discrimination and inequalities in which all people are treated fairly and not discriminated against because of their race, gender, mental or physical disability.
Gratitude
Mr. Anorrey’s selection as the Most Outstanding Fellow is not just a mark of distinction, it reflects how he has embodied the values of the Fellowship. His gratitude message captured it best: “Being named the Most Outstanding Fellow is both humbling and inspiring. I see it as a responsibility to do more, give more, and lead with integrity and empathy. My selection is a celebration of the collective effort of everyone who believes in grassroots-led change. Together, we are shaping a future where communities are not just beneficiaries, but architects of their own development”, he said.
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