Women in Entrepreneurship in Africa

Please note, the deadline to register is 11:59 PM EST on Monday, February 6th, 2023.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact us at info@bschooltravel.com

Trip Overview

Study Tours give MBA students the opportunity to explore the economic, political, and cultural contexts of business in regions around the world. Tours are proposed by students, who then partner with faculty and staff mentors to plan the tour content and logistics. A student organizing team identifies a theme they are passionate about and designs a series of for credit classes and a 2 week trip in March, during SIP and Spring Break, to explore this in detail. Student participants have the opportunity to learn about the theme and experience specific challenges associated with it first-hand. In addition they meet, learn from, and exchange ideas with business and government leaders outside of the US.

Important Trip Information

Please see below for important trip information and registration support.

  • Hotel Address Nairobi: Argwings Kodhek Road, Kenya

  • Hotel Address Masai Mara: Simba Lodge, Mara narok road Mara, Narok, Kenya

  • Hotel Address Accra: Barnes Road, Accra, Ghana

  • When registering, please create an account so you can log back in to change any information, if needed.

  • Please select quantity “1” for the trip package during registration. All other extras are optional depending on your travel plans.

  • Please note, the trip cost is fully non-refundable upon registration.

  • Given the trip is non-refundable, we strongly advise students to purchase travel insurance. You can purchase travel insurance using the link here, or find your carrier of choice in an open marketplace.

COVID 19 Information

Please see below for important information pertaining to COVID-19 and travel.

**Please note: Please check COVID guidelines for any country that you will transit through during a connecting flight, as many restrictions will still apply even in transit.

KENYA

Up-to-date requirements for US travelers can be found on the embassy website here.

Entry and Exit Requirements

  • Are there COVID-related entry requirements for U.S. citizens? Yes
  • Is a negative COVID-19 test (PCR and/or serology) required for entry? Yes
  • All travelers above the age of 12 years arriving into the country through any point of entry will be required to show proof of either COVID-19 vaccination or a negative PCR test conducted not more than 72 hours before departure.  Vaccination means having received the prescribed doses of specific vaccine with the latest shot at least fourteen (14) days before arrival (not including the day of vaccination).  Please visit the Kenyan Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 website    or call the COVID-19 hotline at 719 for updated information.
  • Travelers below the age of twelve (12) years are exempted from the vaccination and testing requirement.
  • All arriving passengers into the country above the age of 12 years are required to have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate uploaded on the panabios   system.
  • Passengers traveling out of the country, will be required to abide by the particular travel, health, and COVID-19 related requirements of the transit and destination country.
  • Immigration Services has lifted an earlier amnesty on stays in Kenya over the six months stipulated visa period.  Visitors on overstayed visas from September 14, 2020, are required to arrange to depart within 14 days or apply for residency (permit or pass).
    • Be advised that effective January 1, 2021, all passengers are required to apply and obtain an e-visa before boarding an inbound aircraft to Kenya. The e-visa can be obtained through http://evisa.go.ke/evisa.html   .
    • The Government of Kenya established an online portal to extend visitor and resident visas.  Please see: https://fns.immigration.go.ke  .  Note that the Directorate of Immigration Services has lifted an earlier amnesty on stays in Kenya over the six months stipulated visa period.  Visitors on overstayed visas from September 14, 2020, are required to arrange to depart within 14 days or apply for residency (permit or pass).
  • Are health screening procedures in place at airports and other ports of entry? Yes

GHANA

Up-to-date requirements for US travelers can be found on the embassy website here.

Entry and Exit Requirements

  • Are U.S. citizens permitted to enter? Yes.
    • Accra Kotoka International Airport is open for regular international passenger travel. Ghana’s land and sea borders are open as of March 28, 2022.
  • Is a negative COVID-19 test (PCR and/or serology) required for entry? For unvaccinated travelers only.  Vaccinated travelers do not need to show a negative COVID-19 test.
  • Is proof of vaccination required for entry? Yes
    • All persons 18 years-old and above arriving in Ghana will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination for a COVID-19 vaccine.  Citizens of Ghana and foreign residentswho are not fully vaccinated, will, however, need to provide a negative PCR test result no more than 48-hours old, will undergo an antigen test upon arrival in Ghana, and will be offered vaccination upon arrival.  Ghana’s Foreign Missions have been instructed to make vaccination a requirement for visa acquisition.  A person is said to be fully vaccinated when he or she has taken the full dose of vaccines approved and registered by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) of Ghana.   You need two doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, or Sputnik V to be declared as fully vaccinated.   One dose of Johnson and Johnson vaccine is required to be declared fully vaccinated.
  • Are health screening procedures in place at airports and other ports of entry?  Yes, for unvaccinated travelers only.