Ashesi University
Cohort 6 of the Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Accelerator reached further than any before it, into new regions and to women living with disabilities. Ten founders graduated, and five won grants to grow their climate-smart businesses.
Enabling Africa's Climate Resilience
A center at Ashesi University, we are contributing to a climate-resilient economy in Ghana. We support climate-focused entrepreneurs and advocate for government policies that enable sustainable economic development.
Our work covers ventures across energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, waste management, and water purification. We also provide tailored guidance to larger companies seeking to enhance environmental sustainability in their operations.
383
Businesses supported
991K
Metric Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions avoided
$45.2m
Additional capital raised by businesses
What we do
Venture Incubation · Venture Acceleration · SME Green Transformation · Women & Youth Climate Enterprise Initiative
Climate Finance & Capital Mobilisation
Finance Readiness · Investment Readiness · Project Preparation Facility · Carbon Market Readiness
Climate Policy Labs · Ecosystem Strengthening · Regional and International Climate Leadership Dialogues
Faculty Fellowship · Applied Research & Case Development · Student Climate Fellows · Executive Education
Leadership, Talent & Institutional Excellence
GCIC Learning Modules · Professional Certification · International Learning & Exchange
Incubator Programs and Partnerships
If you are a business already greening or hoping to green your operations and service delivery through the adoption of innovative solutions to address climate change impacts, our programs are for you. Our business incubator is open to entrepreneurs based in Ghana.
(GPSCP II) Women's Agribusiness Incubation Program
A nine-month GCIC initiative supporting women-led businesses in Ghana’s cashew and nut processing value chain to move beyond raw commodity trading to value-added processing and growth.
Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Accelerator
Business incubation support for women-led or women-owned businesses that leverage technology. GCIC works with Standard Chartered Bank to oversee the Ghana program. Learn more
Supporting The Green Economy Of Ghana, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada
Supports small and medium-scale entrepreneurs to develop profitable and locally appropriate solutions to mitigate or adapt to climate change.
GIZ Green Business Competitions for MSMEs
MSMEs who join the program benefit from six months of business development support and are eligible for a grant of up to €10,000.
World Bank infoDev Climate Technology Programme (2016–2020)
The World Bank partnered with GCIC to support entrepreneurs and SMEs developing locally appropriate solutions to climate change.
Marian Ofori Twumasi left accounting in 2012 to run Mariseth Farms full time. Through the GIZ-funded Green Business Competitions, run by GCIC, she built a five-year growth plan, strengthened her financial records and trained in pitching to investors. Mariseth Farms went on to secure a $560,000 working capital loan from Sahel Capital, helping it expand fair market access for more than 8,000 smallholder farmers around Tumu, most of them women.
