Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) is continuing its commitment
to empowering young women through entrepreneurship and agribusiness development
with the implementation of its Women’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. The recent
training took place in selected communities across the Volta Region.
This initiative is part of the implementation of the broader
Initiative for Youth in Agricultural Transformation (IYAT), a program of the
Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Kosmos Innovation Center. The IYAT
program trains and equips the next generation of young leaders and
entrepreneurs in Ghana’s agriculture sector to drive solutions that unlock
growth barriers in key agricultural value chains and create work opportunities
for young Ghanaian women and men.
The Women’s Bootcamp training was delivered in the
communities of -Dadoboe, Anloga, Sogakope and Kpetoe, in north Tongu, central
Tongu and south Tongu districts providing young women with practical skills and
knowledge to establish and grow sustainable agribusiness ventures through
vegetable farming.
Through the bootcamp, women received hands-on training and
inputs for tomato, okro and chili production, equipping them with modern
farming techniques, business management skills, and the confidence needed to
pursue entrepreneurship as a viable pathway to economic empowerment while
strengthening communities and local agricultural value chains.
For this recent training, more than 431 young women received
training and inputs.
To date KIC’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp has reached
more than 21,712 women with entrepreneurship training across the entire country
and resourced more than 18,395. The training combines technical agricultural
knowledge with entrepreneurship development for alternative livelihoods. So
far, across the country, women have been trained in Gari processing, soap
making, baking, pastry making, khebab production, catfish farming, baby weaning
food production among others.
Recognizing that access to resources is critical to the
success of emerging entrepreneurs, KIC also provides starter kits to
participants. These starter kits are designed to support the women as they
transition from training to implementation, enabling them to apply their newly
acquired skills and establish their agribusiness activities.
The Women’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp reflects KIC’s ongoing
mission to empower young people, particularly women, with the tools, resources,
and support needed to create sustainable livelihoods. By investing in women
entrepreneurs, KIC is helping to foster inclusive economic growth, strengthen
food systems, and contribute to the development of resilient communities across
Ghana.
As the program continues, KIC remains dedicated to nurturing
the next generation of women-led agribusinesses and creating opportunities for
young women to thrive as innovators, business leaders, and agents of change
within their communities.