The Association of Ghana’s Elders (AGE) is a unique organization founded with the aim of addressing the concerns of senior citizens, advancing and promoting their interests through diverse innovations. We aim to rally senior citizens as a powerful bloc of stakeholders across multiple platforms on which they can engage productively for self, community and nation. A.G.E. Africa is a 2019 recipient of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund.
National Film Authority
The National Film Authority is a government agency mandated to enforce the legal framework for the production, regulation, nurturing and development of the Ghanaian film industry, and for the distribution, exhibition and marketing of films and related matters. It was set up by the Government of Ghana under the Development and Classification of Film Act 935 to regulate and streamline the ecosystem of film in Ghana. Juliet’s goal is to set Ghana up as a film hub in the region.
Perbi Cubs
Perbi Cubs Library Services is an evidence-based, cost-effective, time-saving, literacy-promoting endeavour that desires to see an enlightened people of African descent who are a product of an enviable national culture of leisure reading.
Social Enterprise Ghana
SE is a vibrant social enterprise ecosystem in Ghana, driving local innovation for critical problems. Social Enterprise Ghana is building capacity for its hundreds of members on an individual level, reaching hundreds more through training events, and is advancing the sector as a whole through policy advocacy and achievements like creating the Ghana Social Enterprise Directory and leading the establishment of the National Advisory Board for Impact Investment. Amma Lartey’s is an awardee of the McNulty Foundation Catalyst Fund.
Skill Up Africa
Skill Up Africa was launched in January 2018 to provide short courses for personal and professional development for adults to promote lifelong learning and increase their earning potential. They launched their brand new range of Youth Entrepreneurship Programs in 2020 with a first webinar on Sustainable Wealth Creation for Youth. Other programs are lined up in the year to provide youth with skills to enter the job market or to start their own businesses.
Ashesi University
Ashesi was established as an independent, public benefit education institution operating on a not-for-profit basis. The university obtained accreditation from the National Accreditation Board (NAB) in September 2001 to operate under the mentorship of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), with degrees conferred by UCC. Ashesi began instruction on 4th March 2002. Ashesi University received a Presidential Charter from the President of Ghana, effective January 2018, making it an independent university that confers its own degrees.