Germany supports youth-led climate entrepreneurship in Ghana with €10,000 grant

The German government awarded a €10,000 grant to Future Leaders Model United Nations, Ghana (FLMUN-Ghana) under the German Embassy's Small-Scale Grants Scheme, reinforcing Germany's commitment to youth empowerment, climate resilience, and sustainable economic development in Ghana. The funding will support the implementation of the "Green Skills to Green Jobs: Ghana-Germany Youth & Women Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator," a three-month initiative by EcoGreen Oases Legacy in Salaga, Ghana's Savannah Region.

The project aims to equip 50 young people and women with green entrepreneurship skills, provide mentorship and business development support, and facilitate the establishment of 15 community-based green enterprises. Participants will receive training in climate-smart business development, sustainable livelihoods, and environmentally responsible entrepreneurship. The grant agreement was signed at the German Embassy in Accra by Mrs Sivine Jansen, Deputy Ambassador and Chargé d'Affaires of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ghana, and Ms Chantel Kristin Lahmer, Portfolio Coordinator for the Development Cooperation Team. Representing Future Leaders Model United Nations, Ghana, Prince Amadu Anuwar-Sadat, President & Country Director, signed alongside Queen Nihad Titiaka Oases Ibrahim, Founder of EcoGreen Oases Legacy and Director of Climate Action & Sustainability at FLMUN-Ghana, and Mrs Anthoinet Ohene-Amoah, Director of Training & Talent Development.