The GEA Mastercard Foundation partnership falls under the GEA’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Program (YEEP). The partnership will create employment and income generation opportunities for 39,000 young men and women in Ghana.
GEA projects that 70% of beneficiaries of the Young Africa Works partnership will be women (Women are particularly encouraged to apply).
About Ghana Enterprises Agency
Ghana Enterprises Agency is the apex governmental body dedicated to the promotion and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
Sector in Ghana. With the passage of the new Act 1043 by Parliament, GEA is mandated to coordinate, implement and monitor the activities of the MSME
Sector in Ghana.
GEA operates 16 Regional Offices, 191 District Offices known as Business Advisory Centers and 37 Business Resource Centres spread across the country.
The core services offered by GEA are providing and facilitating:
• Access to finance
• Business support services
• Technical skills development, amongst many others.
About Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation works with visionary organizations to enable young people in Africa and in Indigenous communities in Canada to access dignified and fulfilling work. It is one of the largest, private foundations in the world with a mission to advance learning and promote financial inclusion to create an inclusive and equitable world. The Foundation was created by Mastercard in 2006 as an independent organization with its own Board of Directors and management. For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org
