Twenty Ghanaian startups received GHS500,000 (US $445,000) in investment support as graduates of the UNICEF StartUp Lab Accelerator.
The UNICEF StartUp Lab is an accelerator program designed to support companies working to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children and young people. It is led by UNICEF in Ghana and supported by KOICA under the “KOICA-UNICEF Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana” project.
Twenty of Ghana’s most creative entrepreneurs have now graduated from the program after a rigorous six-month accelerator program with a focus on business and product development.
“We continue to be inspired by this new cohort of talented startups, who are leveraging digital technology and their business acumen to build new products and services to tackle some of the most difficult challenges faced by young people in Ghana today,” said UNICEF deputy representative in Ghana Fiachra McAsey.
“The 20 startups make up a cohort of resourceful, dedicated, and talented individuals from across the country. It has been our pleasure to accompany them over the past six months through the UNICEF StartUp Lab Accelerator Programme, and we look forward to supporting them further, as they join our alumni network, and continue to make a difference for children and young people in Ghana, and beyond.”
