Founder

Prudence was born and raised in Togo, West Africa. It was always in her nature to empathize and care for people. She was the girl that would cry when someone was sad, sick, or homeless. As a little girl, while shopping with her mother and father, she saw a young girl around her age come up to them and ask for money.

“It broke my heart to see a young girl like me begging on the street so I pleaded with my parents to bring her back home with us for shelter and a better life. I believed that giving her the money was simply a temporary solution to her problem, and I wanted her to be adopted so she would never lack proper care again. Being the only female among my siblings, I also was hoping to have a sister to play with. My father, who understood the complexity of my request, smiled at me and told me the girl’s parents would certainly not want their child living with other strangers. He then proceeded to give the girl some money.”

This experience made her realize the type of profession she wanted to do when she gets older. She knew right then that she wanted to help people.

“I turned to my father to help me figure out ways of helping others. My father advised me that by working hard at school, I could become a good lawyer or a doctor who can work for an NGO. My father believed that the right profession would allow me to save enough finance to help people. I took my father’s advice by heart and focused on becoming a lawyer and working for a nonprofit organization.” She said.

She attended and got a bachelor’s degree in Business law at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal. She then obtained a master’s degree in Political science at the University of Toulouse (France) in 2008.

In October 2009, she moved to the United States to get married against all odd but with the hope to continue with her goals and dreams. Here in the United States, she worked several under-the-table jobs from housekeeping to manufacturing jobs. Those difficult moments did not discourage her from still wanting to make a difference. She went back to school in 2012 and got another Master of Law in 2013 from the University of Minnesota. Finding a professional job in the legal field was a challenge being an immigrant but her goal of helping others was greater. Therefore, she decided to create a nonprofit organization even with or without a donor or sponsorship.

Today, she is divorced with 3 kids but still works hard to achieve her dream of helping others get access to education, healthcare, and other basic needs, aside from owning a beauty salon.

 LOVE WAYS’ mission is to help individuals and organizations become successful through the use of empowerment activities that maximize return on investment.

 In addition, LOVE WAYS helps empower women to improve their lives and the lives of their families by helping them start, grow, and sustain successful businesses.