The "Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana (GrEEn)" project has ended with over 2,370 jobs created and about 190,000 people benefiting, for improved livelihoods.
The €20.6 million joint project by the European Union (EU), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), aimed at addressing the root causes of irregular migration by creating climate-resilient economic and employment opportunities, particularly for the youth, women and returning migrants.
Implemented over the last four-years, the project, executed in 10 districts of the Ashanti and Western Regions, aligned with the government Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development policy (2021-2025) for creating prosperity and equal opportunities for all.
Speaking in a speech read on his behalf at the close-out ceremony in Accra, the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Mr Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, attributed the success of the project to a stronger collaboration with the private sector. "Through this project, we have seen the power of collaboration between the Government, the private sector and our development partners, controlling the capacity of these groups.