Entrepreneur, business coach and founder of Foundervine Izzy Obeng is one of a number of British Ghanaians to receive MBEs in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List.
She has been honoured for services to UK digital growth and entrepreneurs from underrepresented backgrounds.
She joins Kevin Osei founder of Bridging Barriers who was applauded for his services to young people in London.
Dr Nana Siaw-Badu, founder and ceo of Badu Sports was honoured for his services to sport and physical activity in London.
And Matilda Asante-Owusu was awarded an MBE for services to nursing. Matilda is a sickle cell community matron in the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre, Whittington Health NHS Trust.
Matilda has previously contributed to a paper looking at the impact that iron overload has on high incidence of of osteopenia and osteoporosis for adults with severe sickle cell anaemia. Read more about her work here.
Read the full 2023 list here: High Awards, Cabinet Office and Overseas Honours
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