E4Impact Foundation

24/08/2026

🎉 A new milestone for our E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center Ghana!

🎓On 20 August 2026, we celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of the International Certificate in Impact Entrepreneurship (ICIE), delivered under the EU–Ghana Pact for Skills – Entrepreneurship Stream.

🤝The graduation ceremony brought together young entrepreneurs, university partners, government representatives, development partners and key actors from Ghana’s entrepreneurship ecosystem to recognise the achievements of the participants and celebrate their entrepreneurial journey.

📚 Implemented in collaboration with Cape Coast Technical University, Ho Technical University - HTU, Takoradi Technical University - TTU and the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, the programme provided young entrepreneurs with practical business knowledge, coaching, mentorship and tools to turn their ideas into viable and impactful ventures.

🏆 The final event also celebrated the outstanding entrepreneurs from the final pitch competitions and highlighted some of the innovative solutions developed throughout the programme.

👏 Congratulations to all the graduates and to our E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center in Ghana for reaching this important milestone, and a special thank you to all the partners and stakeholders who contributed to making the first edition of ICIE possible.

➡️The ICIE Programme is delivered under the EU–Ghana Pact for Skills, funded by the European Union and implemented by the UN Capital Development Fund in partnership with E4Impact Foundation, and co-financed by the Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo and the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale.

Learn more on the project: https://e4impact.org/project/pact4skills/

21/08/2026

🌍 On World Entrepreneurship Day, we celebrate the power of entrepreneurship to create opportunities, generate jobs and drive positive change in communities.

🚀 At E4Impact, we believe in entrepreneurship as a key driver of sustainable and inclusive development. Across Africa, we support entrepreneurs in starting and growing their businesses, strengthening their skills, accessing new markets and finance, and building networks that can help their companies thrive.

📈 Today, the E4Impact Alumni Community brings together more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, while our development projects have reached over 7,100 direct beneficiaries and more than 40,500 entrepreneurs through Training of Trainers activities.

💼 The impact goes beyond training: entrepreneurs participating in our MBA programmes create an average of 13 jobs each, while 96% have expanded their businesses. These figures reflect what entrepreneurship can achieve when talent, knowledge, networks and opportunities come together.

🤝 On this World Entrepreneurship Day, we celebrate all the entrepreneurs who turn ideas into businesses, challenges into opportunities and their ambitions into value for their communities. We are proud to walk alongside them and contribute to building stronger entrepreneurial ecosystems across Africa.

Learn more about us at https://e4impact.org/

18/08/2026

🧃 Do you work in the food and beverage sector and are you interested in collaborating with Cameroonian companies?

👉 Then this story might be for you!

📌 CARELLE NYLENE TEUWA KOUAM, one of our from Cameroon, is the founder of STF Natural (Société de Transformation des Fruits), a company that processes ginger, lemon, guava and hibiscus into natural and healthy juices.

📈 Her production facility has a capacity of 1,800 bottles per day and currently supplies more than 100 retail outlets across the country. The company has already created 20 direct jobs and more than 10 indirect jobs, with a particular focus on young people.

📩 If you are interested in exploring a potential collaboration with Carelle and her company, contact us at: [email protected].

🔎 In the meantime, discover more about her story and STF Natural in this article:

Carelle Teuwa Kouam, an E4Impact WONDER entrepreneur, turns Cameroon's fruit into natural juices, more than doubling turnover in three years.

11/08/2026

🌱 In diversi Paesi africani, costruire un futuro stabile è ancora una sfida quotidiana. Allo stesso tempo, emerge una generazione di giovani creativi, intraprendenti e con un forte spirito imprenditoriale.

💡 Da oltre 10 anni, E4Impact sostiene questa energia, accompagnando gli imprenditori nella creazione di imprese solide, sostenibili e capaci di generare valore nelle loro comunità. Nuovi posti di lavoro, nuove opportunità e la possibilità di crescere restando nel proprio Paese.

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10/08/2026

📢 We are hiring in Nairobi!

➡️ The Foundation is looking for a Head of Projects in Kenya to play a key role in coordinating E4Impact’s projects in the country, strengthening local partnerships and contributing to the growth and sustainability of our activities.

🔎 We are seeking an experienced professional with a strong background in development cooperation, project and financial management, as well as excellent leadership and networking skills.

📍 Nairobi, Kenya
📅 Applications are open until 31 August 2026

Interested? Discover more about the position and apply here:
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4451538620

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06/08/2026

📌Tomorrow we host Agri-Tech Without Borders at the Entrepreneurship Center in Accra (Ghana).

➡️It is a one-day masterclass designed to equip entrepreneurs living with disabilities with practical knowledge, innovative technologies, and business skills to explore and grow opportunities in modern agribusiness!

🟠Stay tuned and follow our dedicated page: E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center Ghana

On 7th August, E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center Ghana, in partnership with empowerAbility Org, will host Agri-Tech Without Borders, a one-day masterclass designed to equip living with disabilities with practical knowledge, innovative technologies, and business skills to explore and grow opportunities in modern agribusiness.

The workshop will introduce participants to practical approaches that can help overcome some of these barriers, including vertical farming, hydroponics, smart agriculture technologies, and digital tools for business development and market access.

Participants will gain practical experience in:

🌱 Accessible farming technologies
🤖 Smart agriculture and digital innovation
📈 Business development, market access, and entrepreneurship.

📍 Venue: E4Impact Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center

The programme aims to empower entrepreneurs with disabilities to build sustainable businesses, improve livelihoods, and contribute to Ghana's growing green economy by creating pathways into modern agribusiness.

This initiative is delivered under the I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Project, funded by Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo and Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, implemented by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , E4Impact Foundation, and co-financed by and UN Capital Development Fund under the EU–Ghana Pact for Skills Project.

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05/08/2026

🎒 What does it mean for a university student to do an internship in Africa with E4Impact Foundation?

📰 Giovanni Rapazzini, a student in the Master's Degree program "Business Management" at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, tells us in this article.

👉🏾 Giovanni spent a few months in Accra (Ghana), where he had the opportunity to work at the E4Impact Entrepreneurship Center.

🌱 Thanks to the variety of activities carried out, he came back to Italy deeply enriched, both emotionally and professionally: he had the chance to understand how closely entrepreneurship and community are connected in Ghana, and to observe up close how local business ecosystems grow and thrive.

🟢 Find out more about his experience here:

E4Impact ha assegnato il Gian Marco Moratti Award 2026 per premiare gli imprenditori africani che conoscono a fondo i loro mercati e offrono soluzioni innovative.

03/08/2026

📚 Training African researchers so they can contribute to the development of their own countries: this is the goal of the International PhD programme by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and E4Impact. Launched as part of the D.E. Africa project (Doctoral Education for Africa), the initiative is supported by the Italian Episcopal Conference through 8xmille funds and offers high-quality doctoral pathways to African lecturers in Africa — without fuelling brain drain, but instead strengthening the continent's universities and research systems.

🌍 Many of the protagonists of this initiative have now submitted their thesis and are about to receive their doctoral degree in Management and Innovation. In this article, they share their experience and future outlook, showing how D.E. Africa fosters sustainable academic cooperation: training researchers, strengthening African universities and building new scientific collaborations on crucial topics such as entrepreneurship, development, sustainability and innovation.

🔗 Read their stories: https://secondotempo.cattolicanews.it/news-formarsi-formando-l-africa

Learn more about the International PhD: https://e4impact.org/international-phd/

Si è concluso il primo ciclo del corso di dottorato della Cattolica rivolto a ricercatori africani

30/07/2026

☕ Strengthening academic partnerships within the Executive Programme in Coffee Innovation and Business: yesterday, a Training of Trainers session was held online for five lecturers from the Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) in Kenya.

🎓 The session was led by Prof. Fosca Vezzulli and Prof.ssa Milena Lambri from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, who shared their expertise with Dr. John Gathirwa, Dr. Godfrey Gikunda, Dr. Peter Mwirigi, Mr. Chuaga Kinuthia and Dr. Loise Muthoni.

🌍 The goal is to exchange expertise between partner academic institutions and strengthen local training capacity, laying the groundwork for a lasting impact on innovation and competitiveness across Kenya's coffee value chain.

📌 Learn more about the programme:
https://e4impact.org/executive-programme-in-coffee-innovation-and-business-in-kenya/

https://e4impact.org/executive-programme-in-coffee-innovation-and-business-in-kenya/

28/07/2026

🌍 The E4Impact Ghana team took part in the Business Networking Week Kenya 2026 – Africa Tech Show, held July 22–24 at the KICC in Nairobi, Africa's "Silicon Savannah."

🚀 The event spotlighted FinTech, AI, AgriTech, HealthTech, Smart Cities and GreenTech, bringing together startups, investors, corporates and policymakers to shape the future of African innovation.

🤝 Our Ghanaian entrepreneurs, selected under the I.N.S.P.I.R.E and Pact for Skills criteria — with a strong focus on female participation and innovative competencies — represented Ghana and West Africa on this international stage.

💡 A meaningful step in our entrepreneurs' internationalization journey, reflecting E4Impact Ghana's mission to train the region's leading innovation entrepreneurs.