Popular Ghanaian influencer and entrepreneur Dulcie Boateng has opened up about the financial struggles she faced as a university student while trying to save her sick sister.

Speaking at the Empower Vault Summit 2026 on March 11, 2026, Dulcie recounted how she was forced to seek financial help from men she knew when her family could not afford her sister’s medical treatment.

According to her, she was only 19 years old at the time and was writing her final examinations in level 400 when the situation occurred.

“I was only nineteen years old and I was financially down. My parents and brothers were also broke. My sister was extremely sick and at that time, I was writing my final exams in level 400,” she said.

She explained that the situation became more emotional when her mother called her one day in tears, saying they had no money while her sister’s condition was worsening.

“All I could think about was the fact that she was in a hospital and she was dying. My mother once called me crying. She said she doesn’t have money and my sister was dying,” she stated.

Dulcie Boateng said the call left her confused and frightened because she had no financial means to help.

“I started shaking because what was I supposed to do? I didn’t have money and we were all the same,” she shared.

She revealed that although she finds it difficult to ask people for money, the circumstances forced her to reach out to several men she believed were interested in her.

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“I’m so terrible at asking for money, but I didn’t have a choice. I decided to ask all the boys I thought liked me, but they all asked me to come to their houses,” she recounted.

According to her, many of the men demanded that she visit them personally before they would give her money, even though the amount she needed was small.

“For GH¢100 and they wanted me to go to their houses? It was a lot of people I had to talk to before one person agreed to send me something,” she noted.

Dulcie Boateng explained that the GH¢100 eventually helped because the exchange rate at the time made the money more valuable than it would be today.

“The dollar rate was not as terrible as it is today, so the GH¢100 actually did a lot of things,” she said.

She also disclosed that she met many of the men while working at a nightclub during her time in school.

“I met all these men because I was working in a club while in school. I would go to class straight from the club and I would be sleeping,” she shared.

According to her, many men often assume that women who work in clubs are easily accessible to them.

“These men we meet in the club think because you’re there, you’re easy, accessible and they can have you,” she added.



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