PROJECT NAME: FEMALE IN GREEN AND DIGITAL SKILLS FOR JOBS AND ENTERPRISE CREATION
PARTNERS: AFRICAN UNION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY(AUDA – NEPAD) , EUROPEAN UNION , GIZ
DURATION: APRIL 2024 – DECEMBER 2025
OBJECTIVE:
The project seeks to enhance the employability and entrepreneurship skills among vulnerable women especially young girls, young women, persons with disabilities and refugee women, necessary for their economic resilience against Covid-19.
ACTIVITIES:
- Set up of state-of-the-art training center to train vulnerable communities especially young girls, young women, persons with disabilities and refugee women in green and digital skills.
- The project will set up the training to upskill 40 staff members of Social Enterprise Ghana’s Innovation Support Organization, aiming to develop skills promoting employability and social enterprise creation among vulnerable communities, particularly targeting young girls, young women, persons with disabilities, and refugee women.
- The project will provide training, coaching, mentoring, Business Development Services, access to finance and market services support, assistance with business registration and digitalization, networking opportunities, forum access, and policy dialogue sessions to 200 vulnerable women, with a special focus on young girls, young women, persons with disabilities, and refugee women.
- The project will facilitate cross-border exchanges and peer learning sessions with social enterprise networks in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
OUTCOMES:
The project aims to empower vulnerable communities, especially young girls, women, persons with disabilities, and refugees, through a state-of-the-art training center and upskilling of Social Enterprise Ghana’s staff, while facilitating cross-border exchanges with social enterprise networks in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia.