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The goal of the 4-year Project is to create dignified and fulfilling jobs for 250,000 young people in Ghana, with 70% being women and 10% Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) by 2027. <br>The synergy of this partnership lies within the Agency鈥檚 mandate as the apex body to promote and develop Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) in Ghana and the Foundation's vision for Ghana; to enable 3 million young women and men access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. <br></div><div id="div_block-59-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><a id="link_button-60-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-main-button" href="https://gea.gov.gh/about-bizbox/" target="_self" >Learn More</a><a id="link_button-61-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="https://gea.gov.gh/apply-now/" target="_self" >Apply Now</a></div></div></section><section id="section-274-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"></div></section><section id="section-186-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><h1 id="headline-187-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-one">The Five Broad Intervention Pillars</h1></div></section><section id="section-363-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><h2 id="headline-364-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-secondary-heading">Partners</h2><div id="new_columns-366-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-367-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-team-2-column" ><div id="div_block-368-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-team-2-wrapper" ><img id="image-369-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-02-140849.png" class="ct-image atomic-team-2-image"/></div></div><div id="div_block-372-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-team-2-column" ><div id="div_block-373-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-team-2-wrapper" ><img id="image-374-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GEALOGO.png" class="ct-image atomic-team-2-image"/></div></div></div></div></section><section id="section-62-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-63-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-64-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-65-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-two">PILLAR 1: Youth Skills Development</h2><div id="text_block-66-1129" class="ct-text-block" ><div style="text-align: center;">This pillar focuses on providing participants with training to shift their mindset to become entrepreneurs and be empowered enough to lead in their communities and businesses. </div></div><a id="link_button-67-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="/bizbox-youth-skills-development" target="_self" >Learn More</a></div><div id="div_block-68-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><img id="image-69-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/YSD.jpg" class="ct-image hosting-features-2-photo"/></div></div></div></section><section id="section-70-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-71-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-72-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><img id="image-73-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A2M.jpg" class="ct-image hosting-features-2-photo"/></div><div id="div_block-74-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-75-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-two">PILLAR 2: Access to Market</h2><div id="text_block-76-1129" class="ct-text-block" ><div style="text-align: center;">The pillar provides linkages to market opportunities across the country. A lack of or inadequate access to markets is a huge challenge and a major barrier to sales revenues and profitability for most MSMEs, especially those in poor communities or areas with limited markets who cannot afford to register their products with regulatory agencies.</div></div><a id="link_button-77-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="/bizbox-access-to-market/" target="_self" >Learn More</a></div></div></div></section><section id="section-92-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-93-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-94-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-95-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-two">PILLAR 3: Access to Start-up Kits</h2><div id="text_block-96-1129" class="ct-text-block" ><div style="text-align: center;">The pillar provides the needed tools to qualified participants to propel them to start new businesses once they complete their training or apprenticeship. </div></div><a id="link_button-97-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="/bizbox-access-to-start-up-kits" target="_self" >Learn More</a></div><div id="div_block-98-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><img id="image-99-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A2SK.jpg" class="ct-image hosting-features-2-photo"/></div></div></div></section><section id="section-100-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-101-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-102-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><img id="image-103-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/YN.jpg" class="ct-image hosting-features-2-photo"/></div><div id="div_block-104-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-105-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-two">PILLAR 4: Youth Social Networks</h2><div id="text_block-106-1129" class="ct-text-block" ><div style="text-align: center;">This pillar builds the capacity of women and persons with disabilities through technical and entrepreneurship training and the provision of start-up kits, impacting their economic well-being and empowering them to participate fully in the decision-making of their communities.</div></div><a id="link_button-107-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="/bizbox-youth-and-social-networks" target="_self" >Learn More</a></div></div></div></section><section id="section-112-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-113-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-114-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-115-1129" class="ct-headline hosting-heading-two">PILLAR 5: Institutional Strengthening, Policy, and Regulatory Support</h2><div id="text_block-116-1129" class="ct-text-block" ><div style="text-align: center;">A robust implementation strategy for the recently developed National MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy, as well as enforcement of the Local Economic Development Policy, aims to bring economic empowerment and support to disadvantaged communities, individuals, and the local economy, including PWDs.</div></div><a id="link_button-117-1129" class="ct-link-button hosting-dark-outline-button" href="/bizbox-institutional-strengthening-policy-and-regulatory-support" target="_self" >Learn More</a></div><div id="div_block-118-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><img id="image-119-1129" alt="" src="https://gea.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ISP.jpg" class="ct-image hosting-features-2-photo"/></div></div></div></section><section id="section-382-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><h1 id="headline-435-1129" class="ct-headline">Scope, Reach and Target for Impact<br></h1><div id="text_block-385-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-subheading" >The Project is aimed at all 16 regions and 261 districts of Ghana, through GEA鈥檚 210 Business Advisory Centres (BACs) and 37 Business Resource Centres (BRCs), which are the decentralized implementing arms of the agency. The targets of the intervention are youth (persons between the ages of 15 and 35 years), persons with disabilities, primarily women and vulnerable female heads of households, girls (including single nursing mothers), and youth-led businesses or businesses with the capacity to employ youth.</div></div></section><section id="section-212-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-213-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-214-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><h2 id="headline-216-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-secondary-heading">PROJECT SECTORS</h2><div id="text_block-217-1129" class="ct-text-block" >It will also focus on supporting the following sectors in partnership with relevant industry players:</div></div><div id="div_block-218-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="text_block-219-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-25-small-text" ><b>1. Agriculture and Agribusiness</b></div><div id="div_block-220-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-content-25-progress-bar" > <div id='_progress_bar-253-1129' class='oxy-progress-bar' > <div class='oxy-progress-bar-background'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress-wrap'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-text'> L </div> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-percent'>50%</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div id="text_block-222-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-25-small-text" ><b>2. Tourism and Creative Industry </b></div> <div id='_progress_bar-262-1129' class='oxy-progress-bar' > <div class='oxy-progress-bar-background'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress-wrap'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-text'> L </div> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-percent'>30%</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="text_block-225-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-25-small-text" ><b>3. Building and Construction</b></div> <div id='_progress_bar-270-1129' class='oxy-progress-bar' > <div class='oxy-progress-bar-background'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress-wrap'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-text'> . </div> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-percent'>10%</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="text_block-228-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-25-small-text" ><b>4. Other Sectors </b></div> <div id='_progress_bar-273-1129' class='oxy-progress-bar' > <div class='oxy-progress-bar-background'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress-wrap'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-progress'> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-text'> . </div> <div class='oxy-progress-bar-overlay-percent'>10%</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></section><section id="section-279-1129" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><h6 id="headline-312-1129" class="ct-headline"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Agric and Agribusinesses will focus on the last mile of the value chain adding value to products in value chains such as: </span></h6><div id="new_columns-280-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-281-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-282-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-testimonial-7-wrapper" ><h4 id="headline-285-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-testimonial-7-author">RICE</h4></div></div><div id="div_block-286-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-287-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-testimonial-7-wrapper" ><h4 id="headline-290-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-testimonial-7-author">POULTRY</h4></div></div><div id="div_block-291-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-292-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-testimonial-7-wrapper" ><h4 id="headline-295-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-testimonial-7-author">SHEA BUTTER</h4></div></div></div><div id="new_columns-296-1129" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-297-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-298-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-testimonial-7-wrapper" ><h4 id="headline-301-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-testimonial-7-author">SOYA BEANS</h4></div></div><div id="div_block-302-1129" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-303-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-testimonial-7-wrapper" ><h4 id="headline-306-1129" class="ct-headline atomic-testimonial-7-author">AQUACULTURE<br></h4></div></div><div id="div_block-307-1129" 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xlink:href="#FontAwesomeicon-check"></use></svg></div><div id="text_block-335-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-27-text" >Baking and confessionary</div></div><div id="div_block-336-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-content-27-checklist-wrapper" ><div id="fancy_icon-337-1129" class="ct-fancy-icon atomic-content-27-icon" ><svg id="svg-fancy_icon-337-1129"><use xlink:href="#FontAwesomeicon-check"></use></svg></div><div id="text_block-338-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-27-text" >Welding and fabrication</div></div><div id="div_block-339-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-content-27-checklist-wrapper" ><div id="fancy_icon-340-1129" class="ct-fancy-icon atomic-content-27-icon" ><svg id="svg-fancy_icon-340-1129"><use xlink:href="#FontAwesomeicon-check"></use></svg></div><div id="text_block-341-1129" class="ct-text-block atomic-content-27-text" >Leather works</div></div><div id="div_block-342-1129" class="ct-div-block atomic-content-27-checklist-wrapper" ><div 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