20/01/2026
YES Alumni Spotlight | Zeta Kromah
When Zeta Kromah returned to Liberia this December, she didn’t come home empty-handed. She came back with a plan.
Zeta, a YES alumna and Division I soccer player at the College of William & Mary, used her break to run the second Tribe Stars in Liberia soccer camp in West Point—the community where she was born and raised. For her, this was personal.
The camp brought together 40 girls and boys, many of whom had never owned proper soccer gear. Each child received equipment and school supplies—simple items, but ones that make a real difference. For Zeta, the goal was clear: give young people something practical, and show them that someone sees their effort and believes in their future.
West Point is often spoken about for what it lacks. Zeta’s story challenges that narrative. She grew up there, graduated as valedictorian of LEAD Monrovia Football Academy, and went on to represent Liberia at the U-17, U-20, and Senior Women’s National Teams, serving as captain at the U-17 level. Today, she studies Business Marketing and International Relations while competing in NCAA Division I soccer.
Through Tribe Stars in Liberia, Zeta is using the same sport that opened doors for her to create space for others—especially girls who are told, directly or indirectly, to limit their dreams.
Her work didn’t stop with the soccer camp. During the Christmas season, she also supported elderly members of the community through a small food drive, extending care beyond the field and across generations.
Zeta often says she is where she is today because people invested in her when they didn’t have to. This project is her way of doing the same.
This is what the YES Program hopes its alumni will do: take what they’ve gained, return home, and use it to serve.
And for Zeta Kromah, this work is only beginning.
