Centre for Social Innovations

04/12/2025

02/12/2025

The team at Centre for Social Innovations (CSI) is excited to be exhibiting at this year's Tech in Ghana Conference - Royal Edition taking place 4th & 5th December at Jubilee Hall, Manhyia Palace, Kumasi.

Visit our stand to learn more about Social Innovation, Digital Skills for inclusion, Tech for Culture preservation.

Visit techinghanaconference.com/royal-edition/ for more info and tickets.

See you there!

Manhyia Palace

27/11/2025

Our Chairperson, Yaw Adu-Gyamfi, Co-founder of the Centre for Social Innovations, is championing innovation across Ghana! Through CSI, he has supported 200,000+ artisans at Suame Magazine with digital and business transformation.
Catch him at the Royal Edition of Tech in Ghana as he shares powerful insights on regional innovation and inclusive growth.

27/11/2025

"As part of ongoing efforts to build resilient, youth-driven innovation ecosystems in Ghana, the Centre for Social Innovations (CSI Ghana) convened a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with mentees from the Youth Innovation Circle Mentorship Program (YIC). This session, held at Wanhive in Dumesua–Sunyani, formed a critical step in validating survey responses, identifying unreported challenges, and strengthening the program’s support framework."

https://csighana.org/breaking-barriers-in-local-innovation/

Insights from the Youth Innovation Circle Mentorship Program Focus Group  📍 Wanhive, Dumesua–Sunyani  🧭 Introduction: Listening at the Grassroots As part of ongoing efforts to build resilient, youth-driven innovation ecosystems in Ghana, the Centre for Social Innovations (CSI Ghana) conven...

28/10/2025

Building Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurs Through Innovation and Leadership! 🌍

The Centre for Social Innovations (CSI), one of the official training centers under the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme-NEIP Adwumawura Project, has successfully launched its first training module focused on Personal Leadership and Core Life Skills!

This inspiring session empowered participants including young entrepreneurs and women-led businesses from sectors such as agriculture, digital services, food production, and manufacturing. to discover their leadership potential, enhance communication, strengthen time management, and make ethical business decisions.

Beneficiaries also dived into two practical business case studies, applying the for critical thinking and the for ethical decision-making. Through these exercises, participants explored real-life entrepreneurial dilemmas, learned to analyze situations strategically, and developed the confidence to make informed, values-driven choices in their own businesses.

The session was graced by Mr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi , Executive Director of CSI, as well Mr. VincenOhene-Ntow, Director of Business Support at NEIP and his team from the Adwumawura Project Team, who encouraged participants to embrace innovation, resilience, and purpose as the foundations of impactful entrepreneurship.

Through the Adwumawura initiative, continues to nurture entrepreneurs who lead with integrity, creativity, and vision shaping Ghana’s next generation of change-makers! 💼✨

29/08/2025

Are you a university graduate (18–35) eager to explore technology, AI, and digital innovation?
Do you want to transform your passion into future-ready skills that can land you a job or help you build your own startup?
Introducing DIVE – Digital Innovation & Vocational Employability, an 8-week hands-on program equipping you with skills in AI, robotics, coding, design thinking, and digital marketing.
✅ Fully funded by the British Council
✅ Supported by Ghana Hubs Network, National Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programme & National Youth Authority Ghana
✅ Implemented by IoT Network Hub - Africa

This is your chance to kickstart a tech career, launch your own business, and thrive in today’s digital world.

🔗 Apply Now: https://bit.ly/divetp01
⏳ Deadline: 7th September 2025, 11:59 PM
Spots are limited. Don’t miss your chance to DIVE into your future!

23/06/2025

🚀 Digital Bridges Are Changing Lives in Ghana!

🔍 Read how CSI Ghana is empowering rural women with human-centered digital tools, transforming how they run their businesses, connect with customers, and access finance.

With support from GIZ Ghana , Consulting and other partners, this project is: ✅ Bridging the digital divide ✅ Centering user experience (UX) in rural and peri-urban digital transformation ✅ Unlocking growth for women-led MSMEs

🌍 This is the future of inclusive digital development in Africa.

👉🏽 Dive in: https://csighana.org/building-digital-bridges-empowering-ghanas-women-micro-entrepreneurs-through-ux-innovation/

A story of inclusive digital transformation led by CSI, GIZ, and GFA “Technology becomes truly powerful only when it’s inclusive.”  In Ghana’s informal sector, thousands of women entrepreneurs are rewriting the rules of digital engagement. Yet, for many, accessing and using digital tools re...

15/06/2025

"In the heart of rural Ghana, the communities of Boaso and Buokukruwa in the Tano North Municipal in the Ahafo region are navigating the digital age at their own pace. While the country’s internet pe*******on has grown to nearly 70% nationally, the reality in many rural areas is starkly different. Our recent survey, conducted by Centre for Social Innovations Ghana (CSI), sought to understand how farmers and artisans are engaging with digital tools and what barriers remain."

While the rest of Ghana races toward a digital future, Tano North’s communities move at the pace of tradition, where hands are the tools of trade and stories are shared face-to-face. But beneath this surface lies a quiet curiosity for what technology could bring… In the heart of rural Ghana, the...