According to Ms. Darko, participating in the Climate Launchpad competition has “built confidence in my team, made us more diligent in our thinking and work. Most importantly, it has deepened our approach to solving major problems facing our world in a greener and cleaner tech fashion”.
She expressed gratitude for the support of the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) in bringing Climate Launchpad to Ghana, and the investment of time and resources that the Centre has made in selecting and preparing entrepreneurs from all over Ghana for the global competition, adding: “The GCIC support and bootcamps have been monumental in helping all the participating entrepreneurs to think deeply about their business, their business model, and what it will take to take the business idea successfully to the marketplace”.
When asked how she felt about winning two awards during the African Regionals of Climate Launchpad competition, Ms. Darko expressed her excitement for the achievement. She said her team was blessed for the opportunity to seek out solutions to reduce carbon emissions, through their business.
She reiterated, “it has deepened the motivation for Sabon Sake to keep on working towards achieving the goal of creating a more regenerative agricultural ecosystem across Ghana and Africa”.
Audrey (2nd left), holding on to her award with team mates from Ghana
Climate Launchpad is the world’s largest clean-tech and green business ideas competition. It is aimed at unlocking clean-tech potential that addresses climate change. The competition creates a global stage for those ideas and offers training, coaching, knowledge and tools to help them grow into successful businesses.
This year’s competition saw the participation of over 100 teams from more than 50 countries. The competition will climax with the global competition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 14th and 15th.
The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) is a pioneering business incubator whose objective is to support entrepreneurs and ventures involved in developing profitable and locally appropriate solutions to climate change mitigation and adaptation in Ghana. The Centre’s key focus is on building businesses operating within the areas of energy efficiency, domestic waste management, solar energy, water supply management and purification and climate-smart agriculture. GCIC is part of the World Bank Group’s infoDev Climate Technology Program. Supported by the governments of Denmark and the Netherlands, the Centre is managed by a consortium led by the Ashesi University College and including Ernst & Young, SNV Ghana, and the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa.