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GIZ Ghana, 7 Street, Airport Residential Area, Accra (2026)

30/04/2026

🚀 Ghana Launches National AI Strategy — Powering the Future of Digital Transformation 🤖

Ghana has marked an important milestone in its digital transformation journey with the official launch of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2035). The strategy sets out a clear and ambitious vision to harness AI for inclusive growth, improve public service delivery, and position Ghana as a leading AI hub on the African continent.

Looking back at last week’s launch, the event reflects the outcome of an extensive and collaborative process—from early research and ecosystem analysis to stakeholder consultations, validation, and finalisation. It stands as a strong example of how multi-stakeholder collaboration can shape forward-looking digital policy grounded in both global best practices and local realities.

Through the FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All initiative, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supported the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations and Innovations and the Data Protection Commission Ghana throughout the development of the strategy. This included ecosystem analysis, stakeholder mapping, technical guidance, and implementation-focused workshops that helped refine the strategy into a practical and actionable framework.

The official launch event was further supported by the Private Sector and Innovation Promotion (PSInno) project, contributing to the coordination and visibility of the strategy’s unveiling.

This is an initiative of the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the FAIR Forward – Artificial Intelligence for All initiative.

28/04/2026

📢Webinar Alert: Scaling Maize Agribusinesses for Growth Across Africa🚀

What does it take for maize agribusinesses to move from local success to scalable growth?

Across the sector, our private partners are demonstrating how—by strengthening processing systems, building reliable market linkages, and adopting practices that deliver measurable impact.

Join this Expert Talk to explore practical innovations in storage, climate-smart production, and digital trading, and learn how these can help your agribusiness grow, compete, and access new markets.

📅 30 April 2026
⏰ 10:00 – 11:30 GMT

🎤 With insights from agribusiness experts:
• Onesphore Cirhuza Birhaheka – AGRIMOD SARL
• Henry Mtende Swira – Six Sigma Enterprise
• Charles K. Muigai – Mazaopesa Ltd

Be part of the conversation driving resilient and competitive maize agribusinesses across Africa.

👉 Scan the QR code or join via this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33686840176646?p=Ibg4qHRUcyockQyoqX

This Expert Talk is organized by the Agri-Business Facility for Africa (ABF), co-funded by the European Union in Ghana under the Samoa Agreement with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

27/04/2026

📢 Youth, Peace & Security Survey: Your Voice Matters

Young people are key to building lasting peace and your voice matters.

The National Youth Authority, under the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment, is leading the development of Ghana’s National Action Plan (NAP) on Youth, Peace and Security.

This plan is guided by national, regional, continental, and global frameworks, including the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250.

To ensure the NAP reflects real needs and priorities, young people and stakeholders are invited to share their perspectives through this survey.

Your input will help shape policies that promote youth inclusion in peacebuilding and national development.

📝 All responses are confidential and will be used strictly for policy development.

🔗 Click here to take the survey at https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/49874kZt

27/04/2026

🌱Empowering Cocoa Frontliners to End Child Labour in the Ghana Cocoa Sector 🍫

Child labour in the Ghana cocoa sector remains a key concern, requiring strengthened and coordinated action across cocoa-growing communities.

The Sustainable Cocoa Programme, in collaboration with partners, supported the rollout of the COCOBOD Child Labour Manual and the digital Cocoa Sector–Child Labour Monitoring System (CS-CLMS).

A two-week Training of Trainers (ToT) was organised for 79 Regional Extension Officers and District Extension Coordinators (82% males, 18% females) of the Ghana Cocoa Board. The training forms part of the country-wide rollout of the CS-CLMS, which has been tested in the Assin Fosu District.

Extension officers are equipped to identify and report child labour cases using standardised guidelines. In Assin Fosu, cases have been identified and referred to remediation measures through competent authorities such as Social Welfare.

Cascaded training is expected to reach over 1,400 extension officers across cocoa-producing districts, strengthening the capacity to identify, prevent, and respond to child labour risks, and ensuring safeguarding principles are applied from policy to farmer level.

This initiative supports Ghana’s commitment to ethical cocoa production and the protection of children’s rights, contributing to a responsible and sustainable cocoa supply chain 🤝.

24/04/2026

🚴‍♀️800 Kilometers, 1,000 Trees: A Ride for Ghana’s Future 🌳

The European Union Delegation in Ghana took to bicycles for a symbolic and impactful environmental action, promoting green mobility while actively supporting nationwide tree planting initiatives 🌱

The “Ride with Team Europe” event combined climate awareness with action, showcasing a shared commitment to restoring landscapes, reducing carbon emissions, and building a more sustainable future for Ghana.

Over the 800-kilometer stretch, 1,000 plants were planted. In the bicycle relay from Sunyani to Kumasi (130 km), the German Team took the lead with Ms. Sivine Jansen, Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy Accra, and Ms. Claudia Maier, Programme Coordinator for our Sustainable Cocoa Programme.

The challenging ride was accompanied and secured by the Gladiator Cycling Association, promoting green mobility, raising climate awareness, and encouraging collective responsibility toward sustainable land restoration🚴‍♀️

This initiative demonstrates that climate action thrives where collaboration meets commitment; turning every kilometer cycled and every tree planted into a lasting investment in Ghana’s environmental future.

23/04/2026

📢 Deadline Extension: Call for Written Submissions – Ghana YPS National Action Plan

The National Youth Authority Ghana invites youth and stakeholders to contribute to Ghana’s Youth, Peace & Security (YPS) National Action Plan. Your voice matters! 🗣️

🎯 Focus Areas:
→ Youth participation
→ Conflict prevention & peacebuilding
→ Human rights & protection
→ Partnerships & coordination
→ Reintegration & resilience
→ Financing & implementation

👥 Who can apply?
Youth (15–35), CSOs, youth groups, traditional & religious leaders, academia, private sector, and more.

🔗 For more information, visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNxh-dMpXrHTVR125-rKgaN_m-2fb7yL/view

📌 Submission Details:
📄 2–4 pages (Word)
📅 Deadline: 15th May 2026
📧 Submit to: [email protected]

📝 Subject: Ghana YPS NAP Priority Areas

📍 Help shape a peaceful and inclusive future for Ghana 🇬🇭

23/04/2026

Challenging Harmful Norms, Building an Inclusive Society ⚖️🌍

From harmful stereotypes to silence in the face of abuse, these patterns don’t just appear—they are shaped by all of us. The “normal” can sometimes be the root of harm.

Change begins with awareness and grows through conversation. It becomes real when we choose to challenge the status quo and speak up against harmful masculinity that fuels discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence.

Watch, reflect, and join the movement toward a more inclusive society where these norms are questioned and transformed ✊🏽

This digital product was produced by the Human Rights &Development Services (HURDS), with support from the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), implemented under GIZ’s Support to Human Rights, Gender Equality and Civil Society Project.

23/04/2026

Building Investment-Ready SMEs Across Ghana 🚀💼

The Investor Readiness & Accelerator Project, which develops the capacities of Ghanaian SMEs to access finance, has successfully completed the classroom training phase 🎓

More than 70 growth-oriented SMEs participated in a 4-days classroom training in Tamale, Kumasi, Takoradi, and Accra 📍

Enterprises received training in areas such as financial management, strategic planning, business growth and expansion, access to growth finance and capital structuring, investor engagement, deal readiness and pitching, risk management for growth, occupational safety and health (OSH), social protection, labour compliance and human capital strategy .

SMEs are equipped with the knowledge and tools required to strengthen their financial and operational readiness for investment.

The next steps include tailored consulting services, webinars providing in-depth insights, and matchmaking events with banks and investors in the four regions 🤝.

The Investor Readiness & Accelerator Project is an initiative of the Invest for Jobs of the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

22/04/2026

Strengthening Integrated Healthcare for NCDs in Ghana 🏥💙

Last week, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health, Ghana, successfully delivered a week-long Training of Trainers under the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, bringing together more than 100 healthcare professionals from across the country 👩🏽‍⚕️

Held concurrently in Kumasi and Tamale for the Southern and Northern belts respectively, the training convened doctors, physician assistants, nurses, community health nurses, and nutritionists around a shared goal: strengthening the delivery of integrated care for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and Type 2 Diabetes 🩺.

A key focus was the rollout of updated national treatment guidelines for CVDs and Type 2 Diabetes, delivered through a standardised Training Facilitator’s Guide 📘

Through the AYA Integrated Healthcare Initiative, regional trainers are being equipped to systematically transfer national standards and best practices to district and sub-district levels, ensuring that health professionals across the country are trained according to harmonised clinical and training guidelines.

Ensuring that trainers are equipped to cascade care in line with national treatment standards and an institutionalised training approach across all levels of the health system.

This approach strengthens prevention, early detection and long-term management of NCDs, contributing to improved health outcomes.

AYA is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Ghana and the Ghana Health Service with funding support from Bayer, Panorama Global, Sanofi and the Gates Foundation.

21/04/2026

From Farm to Port: Strengthening Trust in Ghana’s Cocoa Value Chain 🍫🌍

What does it take to track cocoa from a single farm all the way to the port and build global trust along the way? 🤔

Through the Team Europe Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa, a joint program of the European Union in Ghana and the German Cooperation, partners are supporting Ghana’s cocoa sector with coordinated efforts to improve transparency, sustainability, and accountability across the value chain

Ms. Sivine Jansen, Deputy Head of the German Embassy Accra, paid a visit to Nanketewa in the Sunyani area to explore firsthand the progress of the digital Ghana Cocoa Traceability System (GCTS) 📍.

The visit highlighted how the Ghana Cocoa Board has managed to install the world-wide first traceability system for cocoa, demonstrating strong motivation to strengthen transparency, sustainability, and accountability from farm to port 🚢.

While the progress achieved is commendable, Ms. Jansen’s remarks also highlight the urgency of timely implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), as further delays could impose additional financial and operational burdens on the Ghana Cocoa Board and the private sector .

Moving forward, decisive action, aligned policies, and continued international partnership will be critical to safeguarding these gains and securing a competitive, resilient future for Ghana’s cocoa industry 🚀.

Ghana is not just exporting cocoa; we are exporting credibility and sustainability 🌍.

17/04/2026

Tracking cocoa from tree to trade🌴

Ghana’s cocoa sector is entering a new phase of transparency, sustainability, and farmer inclusion. We are proud to see our work featured in D+C Development and Cooperation🌱.

Through the Ghana Cocoa Traceability System (GCTS), implemented by Ghana Cocoa Board with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, cocoa can now be traced from farm to port, helping Ghana meet the requirements of the EU Deforestation Regulation and respond to growing global demands for ethical sourcing🌍.

The pilot phase already shows what is possible:
→ Over 40,000 farms mapped and 20,000+ farmers registered (40% women)
→ Digital tools like GPS mapping, barcoding, and mobile data capture enabling full traceability
→ Traceable cocoa successfully exported, proving compliance is achievable

Beyond compliance, the system is transforming lives giving farmers digital identities, improving access to inputs and services, and creating opportunities for fairer pricing and greater inclusion in the value chain🤝.

As Ghana prepares for a nationwide rollout, this initiative demonstrates how digital innovation, strong partnerships, and policy alignment can reshape an entire sector, positioning Ghana as a leader in sustainable cocoa production

🔗 Read the full article at https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/ghana-has-tested-digital-system-aims-make-cocoa-supply-chains-more-transparent-and-help

14/04/2026

🚀 Webinar Alert: Unlocking Investment & Partnership Opportunities in Ghana’s Pharmaceutical Sector

Are you ready to learn about partnership and investment opportunities in Ghana’s fast-growing pharmaceutical sector?

Join this webinar hosted by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Ghana - AHK Ghana, in partnership with the PharmaVax Ghana programme and the Ghana JET programme, designed for European SMEs ahead of a planned business delegation to Ghana.

Hear directly from the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness & Industry, Motai- Ghana, the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre - GIPC, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana and other partners about:
✔️ Ghana’s ambition for pharmaceutical and vaccine self-sufficiency
✔️ Investment incentives and policy direction
✔️ Partnership and technology transfer opportunities

🗓 16 April 2026
⏰ 9:00–11:00 GMT | 11:00–13:00 CET
🔗 Register now at e5425f1a-7be2-456b-a4f9-d5d4366fc823@e22327cc-a582-4052-8a95-a2154a8552af" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e5425f1a-7be2-456b-a4f9-d5d4366fc823@e22327cc-a582-4052-8a95-a2154a8552af

Don’t miss this chance to hear from key public and private stakeholders shaping the future of vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing in Ghana.

The PharmaVax Ghana programme is co-funded by the European Union in Ghana and the German Cooperation (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), German Embassy Accra) under the Team Europe Initiative MAV+, implemented together with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

The Ghana JET programme is funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and implemented by Palladium: Make It Possible.

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