Plan International Canada

Purpose

The Women’s Innovation for Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) project has been selected as part of the Innovation for Women’s Economic Empowerment in Ghana Call for Preliminary Proposals. The project seeks to address the multi-faceted barriers Ghanaian women entrepreneurs face at almost every stage of their business operations. To address these barriers, the WISE project will establish women-friendly business hubs (HerHubs) in five rural and peri-urban districts in Brong-Ahafo and Northern Regions, including three Rural Solar HerHubs in remote communities. HerHubs will serve as a ‘one-stop shop’ for women to access gender-responsive services to start and grow small enterprises, especially in the soybean and green sectors. Where some services already exist, WISE will facilitate the feminization of these products and services to meet the specific needs of women entrepreneurs, as well as improve linkages between service providers and stakeholders. WISE will directly benefit more than 12,600 women aged 19-55 by introducing them to the HerHub products and services. Of these women, it is anticipated that about 4,000 will be provided direct training, including 3,230 in agri-business and 810 in green skills.