GrEEn Ghana and Social Enterprise Ghana Partner to Train Hubs in the GrEEn Economy
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation has partnered with Social Enterprise Ghana, a network of high impact social enterprises and hubs to train 32 hub leads and enterprise support organisations across Ghana.This is to enable them to support start-ups and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the green and circular economy.
The two-day training of trainers workshop, which took place at the Volta Serene Hotel in Ho in the Volta Region was facilitated by Dr Boniface Yeboah Antwi of The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-Accra). The training covered various topics including green business models, green product development, green product marketing and green financing which is intended to enable the hubs and enterprise support organisations to understand the green and circular economy and how they can support the businesses in their portfolios to improve their environmental impact.
Edwin Zu-Cudjoe, Executive Director of Social Enterprise Ghana says the training is important as it promotes and strengthens the skills of hubs and enterprise support institutions and positions them to support businesses to promote environmentally friendly operations and transition into the green sector. Mr Zu-Cudjoe also reiterated the need for there to be a concerted effort by all stakeholders to mitigate and address issues of climate change.
Genevieve Parker-Twum, Senior Incubation and Acceleration Advisor at SNV Ghana added that by working together with social enterprise hubs across the country, SNV Ghana is dedicated to promoting the development of businesses who minimise the environmental impact of their activities whilst providing green jobs for the youth and women in their communities.
“SNV Ghana has been working with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to finalise and implement the National Green Jobs Strategy. This training forms part of the GrEEn Project, which aims at creating sustainable jobs for youth looking for employment as well as providing support to businesses so they can grow. By training business hubs and organisations that provide support to SMEs and start-ups, SNV is joining efforts to transform Ghana from a linear to a circular economy by highlighting the numerous opportunities the green sector brings.”