Partners Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Period 2026 – Present Location Ghana; Nigeria Category Youth Development; Employment and Skills; Project Snapshot The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is the Australian Government’s specialist agricultural research-for-development agency. ACIAR’s purpose is to contribute to reducing poverty and improving the livelihoods of many in the…
Partners Mastercard Foundation Period 2021 – Present Location Ghana; Nigeria Category Youth Development; Employment and Skills; Evidence Generation (MERL) Project Snapshot The Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy aims to enable 30 million young people (70% women) to access work they consider as dignified and fulfilling by 2030. It is being implemented in all regions of the country by…
Partners: Mastercard Foundation; Kosmos Innovation Centre; Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology; Soronko Academy; Industry Immersion Africa; Ipsos Nigeria Period: April 2025 – December 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Employment, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Education & Literacy, Evidence Generation (MERL), Youth Welfare Project Snapshot Under its Young Africa Works Strategy, the Mastercard Foundation aims to…
Partners: mc2h Foundation; Global Fund for Children Period: 2026 – Ongoing Country of operation: Ghana Category: Education & Literacy, Community Development, Evidence Generation (MERL), Policy Analysis & Advocacy Project Snapshot The Ghana Community-Led Development (CLD) Collaborative is a multi-partner initiative aimed at strengthening community-driven approaches to education and literacy. Rooted in the belief that…
Partners: Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council (GNBCC); Period: 2025 – 2028 (Year 1 Pilot: September 2025 – June 2026) Country of Operation: Ghana Category: Agriculture, Capacity Building, Policy Analysis & Advocacy, Employment, Evidence Generation (MERL) Project Snapshot The Ghana–Netherlands Seed Partnership (GNSP) is a multi-stakeholder public–private partnership aimed at strengthening Ghana’s vegetable seed…
Partners: Global Plastic Action Partnership Period: 2026 – Ongoing Country of operation: Ghana Category: Climate, Community Development, Employment, Evidence Generation (MERL), Policy Analysis & Advocacy Project Snapshot The Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) is a multi-stakeholder platform established in 2018 by the World Economic Forum to accelerate coordinated, evidence-driven solutions to plastic pollution. Through…
Partners: Agri-Impact Limited; Mastercard Foundation; Period: 2023 – 2027 Country of Operation: Ghana Category: Youth Welfare, Employment, Agriculture, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Evidence Generation (MERL), Policy Analysis & Advocacy Project Snapshot The Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program is a four year (2023–2027) multi stakeholder initiative funded by the Mastercard Foundation and…
Partners: Absa Bank Ghana; Mastercard Foundation Period: 2020 –2025 Country of Operation: Ghana Category: Employment, Women’s Economic Empowerment, Agriculture, Evidence Generation (MERL), Youth Welfare Project Snapshot Under the Young Africa Works Strategy, the Mastercard Foundation partnered with Absa Bank Ghana to implement the Absa Young Africa Works Program, a five-year initiative designed to expand…
Partner: Government of Ghana; IFAD Period: 2025 Country of operation: Ghana Category: Community Development Project Snapshot: Participatory Development Associates (PDA) supported the Rural Enterprise Programme (REP) in its Pre-Completion Survey, in partnership with Radix Consult Limited, to assess the programme’s impact on improving the livelihoods and incomes of rural poor micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs). The Rural Enterprise…
Partners: Beyond Beans Period: 2025 – Country of operation: Cocoa-growing regions, Ghana Category: Community development, Cocoa Sector Project Snapshot In Ghana, the Nestlé Income Accelerator Programme (IAP) focuses on improving the livelihoods of cocoa-farming families through the formation and restructuring of VSLA groups. The programme also advances regenerative agriculture practices and promotes income diversification,…