Key Activities
- Supported Social Enterprise Ghana to update the draft Social Enterprise Policy, develop an action plan, and create a resource mobilisation framework.
- Delivered capacity-building to strengthen institutional sustainability and engagement with government.
- Provided technical assistance to assess the feasibility of a Social Enterprise and Innovation Fund, focusing on women-led and green enterprises.
- Produced key documents including a Resource Mobilisation Plan, Policy Brief, and Operational Manual to guide fund development.
- Supported GCYE to conduct a nationwide policy gap analysis and co-create a National Business Agenda (NBA) with four other associations.
- Launched a public-private dialogue platform and strengthened GCYE’s advocacy capacity.
Outcomes
- Social Enterprise Ghana contributed to national policy processes (e.g. Ghana Start-up Bill, CSR legislation) and mobilised $200,000 annually, expanding partnerships by 60%.
- The Social Enterprise and Innovation Fund was confirmed viable, with initial engagement underway with the Mastercard Foundation.
- GCYE’s NBA received strong government backing and was endorsed by nearly 100 stakeholders at the Ghana Youth and Women Enterprise Forum.
- Advocacy shifted from fragmented efforts to coordinated reform, placing youth and women at the centre of Ghana’s economic transformation agenda.
Region
Ghana
Theme
Social Enterprise | Inclusive Finance | Youth & Gender-Responsive Policy
Partners
Social Enterprise Ghana (SE Ghana), Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs (GCYE)