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: 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 – 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 National…
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…
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PDA conducted the Ghana country study as part of ODI’s research into emerging global trends in job markets and their effects on skills development. The study examined the challenges faced by companies and the workforce in an increasingly competitive world, using a combined approach that included a literature review, interviews with multinational companies and key experts, and an in-depth analysis of trends in both Vietnam and Ghana.
