Katja Lasseur, Deputy Dutch Ambassador Visits Ghana CIC
Katja Lasseur, Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Embassy in Ghana and her team visited the Ghana CIC on the 5th of February 2019. Her visit to the Ghana CIC is part of a series of visits she will be doing to the various incubator hubs in Ghana receiving funding from the Dutch Government. […]
MAGGOT PRODUCTION LEADS TO A $100,000 PRIZE FOR GCIC INCUBATEE
Maggots? Yes. You read it right. Maggots! Demand for poultry rises in Ghana by 13.9% annually – however importers of poultry benefit the most from this increasing demand because local poultry costs four times more to produce than imported poultry. This is attributed to the cost of feed, which comprises up to 70% of […]
12 Innovative Entrepreneurs Graduate From GCIC
12 entrepreneurs graduated as the second cohort of the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) business incubator. The ceremony, held on the 12th December 2018 took place at the premises of the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) on Ashesi University campus. Some members of GCIC’s Cohort 2 graduating class Their graduation comes after one year of […]
Black Star Energy places 2nd at EDF Pulse Africa Awards
On the 23rd of November 2018, one of GCIC’s cohort 2 entrepreneurs, Black Star Energy, ranked 2nd from a pool of 432 projects from 24 countries in the EDF Pulse Africa competition. The competition identifies and supports African innovators committed to growing Africa’s energy sector. Black Star Energy is a developer, owner, and operator of […]
GCIC supports Ashesi Students at the 2018 Global Retail Challenge
With support from the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC), a student team from Ashesi University’s Design Lab, participated in the 2018 Global Retail Challenge held by Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University in Montreal. The Global Retail Challenge is a challenge that brings young, innovative students together […]
GCIC holds first ever GCIC-Ashesi Open House
On the Thursday 15th November 2018, for the first time since the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) was launched in 2016, the GCIC held an open house at its offices located at Ashesi University. The Open House was aimed at creating awareness about GCIC among members of the Ashesi Community, and saw in attendance Ashesi […]
GCIC COHORT 3 WELLBEING RETREAT
What role does disruption play in entrepreneurship? How do you build a trans-generational business? Debt or Equity in choosing a financing option for your business? Is external financing really needed for a business to succeed? What is a transformational business and how do you build one? These were some of the topics tackled at the […]
MARKET INTELLIGENCE SURVEY FOR CLEANTECH BUSINESSES IN GHANA: SOLAR ENERGY FACTSHEET
These factsheets provide information about the areas that will help GCIC clients to be abreast with relevant and up-to-date intelligence on the sector in order to optimize and effectively play their respective roles and make the desired impacts. This fact sheet provides some information on market trends, value chain dynamics, challenges and opportunities, as well […]
Bernice Dapaah- one of the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit’s Climate Trailblazer
The Global Climate Action Summit brings together leaders and people from around the world and celebrates the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action. One of the ways it does this is through their Climate Trailblazers. Climate Trailblazers are people who spread awareness about climate change activities […]
