Biography

Olivia Oppong Ansah is a Ghanaian Nutrition and Food Science graduate from the University of Ghana. Her academic and professional journey has been shaped by her interest in understanding how research, food, health, and community realities intersect to influence people’s lives. She has worked as a Research Assistant on projects involving nutrition, community livelihoods, data collection, and stakeholder engagement, experiences that gave her the opportunity to work closely with communities and appreciate the importance of listening to people’s experiences.

Before joining CorpsAfrica, Olivia also worked as a Research Assistant on a water and sweetened beverages project, where she supported project coordination, field activities, stakeholder engagements, reporting, and documentation. Through these experiences, she has developed skills in research, project management, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving.

Olivia believes that sustainable development is not about bringing ready-made answers to communities, but about working alongside people to understand their realities and build solutions together. She joined CorpsAfrica to step beyond what she has learned in classrooms and workplaces, serve with purpose, and learn from the people and community she will call home. She hopes to contribute meaningfully while becoming a more empathetic, capable, and community-minded development professional.