The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), in alliance with Presbyterian University Ghana and financially supported by the European Union Delegation in Ghana, on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 launched the Green Growth Ghana Project.
The two days event which took place in Wa, Upper West Regional Capital, has a groundbreaking initiative aimed to economically empower women and youth in the green and circular economy sectors in Ghana's Northern Savannah Regions (Upper West, Upper East and Northern).
The project seeks to create opportunities for women and youth by fostering entrepreneurship in agro-forestry and circular economy sectors, and will also provide training, funding, and mentorship to small-scale green enterprises catchment areas.
Green Growth Ghana will also address critical issues related to environmental sustainability, poverty reduction, and gender equality with strong alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), precisely Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth and Goal 13: Climate Action.