Tag: GIZ
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GIZ supports 90 businesses with equipment to enhance operations
Ninety businesses in Greater Accra today received some equipment ranging from digital and farming equipment to industrial sewing equipment, to help grow their businesses This comes after successful participation in a business idea competition. It is an initiative of the German Development Cooperation, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Ghana through its…
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GIZ holds National e-Commerce Forum & Exhibition
As part of efforts toward boosting Ghana’s e-commerce ecosystem, GIZ has held the National E-Commerce Forum and Exhibition which is a platform to celebrate the accomplishments of Ghana’s e-commerce ecosystem and build momentum toward a shared vision for its future development. The goal was to mobilize diverse e-commerce stakeholders towards more collaborative and inclusive development.…
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Invest for Jobs and partners of N4G Project graduates 654 girls trained in fashion skills
The Network for Enterprise Development Learning through Sewing (NEEDLES) for Girls – (N4G) project was officially launched in Tamale on May 26, 2021, amidst a career day event. Fourteen months down the lane, 654 girls have successfully completed the training out of 850 girls who were selected from 1,500 girls who registered for the project.…
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German Cooperation holds training Workshop for 20 fashion SMEs
With support from German Cooperation, 20 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the Ghanaian textile and fashion sector participated in a 2-week workshop from 21 February to 4 March. This workshop marked the end of the first phase of a larger programme, called “Ghana-German SME Exchange and Training Programme”, implemented and managed by COGNOS International.…
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GIZ to train 120 persons in the hospitality industry
An initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has launched a project with Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) to provide specialised academic and practical training for over a hundred youth within the hospitality sector. This is expected to lead to immediate employment. Invest for Jobs is the brand of the…
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German government partners European companies to create jobs in Ghana
A delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana (AHK), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is working with partner German businesses to, among other things, create jobs in Ghana. This is aimed at improving export opportunities, removing investment barriers, ensuring a skilled workforce as well as fostering sustainable investment. The two…
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85% of susu collectors now use technology – Association
The Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Association says about 85% of its members now use some form of technology in their operations. According to the association, this forms part of their digitization agenda. Susu is an age-old saving system where a person called a susu collector visits individuals to collect cash deposits daily for a month.…
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German Cooperation, GIPC, sign €762,300 financing agreement to promote investments
As part of efforts to promote investments and safeguard jobs in the country, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, GIPC and Invest for Jobs, an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed a €762,300 financing agreement to support the growth of small and medium sized enterprises. The cooperation between the…
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NBSSI signs 1.5 million Euros grant agreement with GIZ to support SMEs
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH , have signed a Memorandum of Understanding of 1.5 million Euros to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. The grant agreement, ‘COVID-19 SME Innovation and Digitalization Support Scheme,’ is expected to provide Ghanaian SMEs with digital…
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Audit Service launches mobile application to track public funds usage
The Ghana Audit Service has launched a mobile application to enable it to track how public funds are effectively and efficiently used. The application called the Citizens-Eye will enable individuals to report public officials who engage in corrupt practices as well as poor service delivery to the Audit Service via mobile phones. According to the…