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About the Centre

The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre at Ashesi University was established in 2016 with the mission of contributing to a climate-resilient economy in Ghana. Through its initiatives, the Centre is enabling African businesses, empowering women, and creating dignified employment opportunities. The Centre’s work is currently supported through funding from Global Affairs Canada.

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Our Core Values

How do we make decisions, and how do we act every day? We look to the Ashesi Way of scholarship, leadership, and citizenship–a set of guidelines for decision making and behaviour grounded in Ashesi’s founding principles. It is based on the premise that our daily actions, no matter how small they may seem, make all the difference in determining the end.

Scholarship

  • Consistently striving for deeper expertise
  • Asking questions that broaden the conversation
  • Embracing fresh thinking
  • Connecting with others in our chosen fields
  • Proactively sharing skills and knowledge with others

Leadership

  • Helping colleagues be
    more successful
  • Engaging talents, experiences, and capabilities of others
  • Communicating effectively
  • Taking initiative and going beyond the call of duty
  • Setting ambitious yet attainable goals

Citizenship

  • Being socially and environmentally conscious
  • Recognizing long-term implications of decisions and actions
  • Having fun
  • Being ethical
  • Leaving a lasting impact on individuals, organizations, and communities

Our Team

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board supports the GCIC Team on strategic planning, growth opportunities, and impact assessment. 

We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.

Wangari Maathai