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Empowering young innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers with the skills, technology, and support to create solutions that transform communities and strengthen Africa’s future.
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Empowering young innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers with the skills, technology, and support to create solutions that transform communities and strengthen Africa’s future.
IMPACT STORY22 October 2026
A journey that began with early-stage support at the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has evolved into a significant milestone for Ghana’s agricultural technology sector, as Complete Farmer advances its growth through a partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Read more below.
22 October 2026
More than 300 women in the Manso Akroso District Assembly are gaining new opportunities to strengthen their livelihoods following an entrepreneurship bootcamp organised by the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC). Read more below.
22 October 2026
The KIC -Rabo Business Booster has commenced with official onboarding of 50 businesses into the 2026 cohort. The businesses were formally introduced to the program during the virtual orientation session designed to familiarise participants with the objectives, structure, expectations and opportunities available through the Rabo Business Booster. Read more below.
9 October 2026
For many women, entrepreneurship can provide a pathway to income, greater economic participation and the ability to contribute to the wellbeing of their families and communities. Yet access to relevant skills and entrepreneurship opportunities is not always equally available to everyone. Recognising the importance of creating opportunities that are accessible and responsive to different needs,…
2 October 2026
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) hosted graduate students from NEOMA Business School on Friday, 25 September 2026, as part of its ongoing collaboration with the institution to connect students with Ghana’s entrepreneurship ecosystem and provide opportunities for practical learning. As part of…
2 October 2026
For young entrepreneurs, a promising idea is only the beginning. Building a sustainable business requires knowledge, mentorship, access to networks, appropriate financing, infrastructure, market opportunities and, often, the resilience to keep adapting when the first solution does not work as…
23 September 2026
The Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) will host a Demo Day at its Center of Excellence in Kumasi on 30 October 2026, opening the doors of the facility to the public and providing an opportunity for innovators, entrepreneurs, industry players, students and other stakeholders to experience its…
17 September 2026
Monitoring visits for the KIC School Farm Competition have commenced across participating schools nationwide, providing an opportunity to assess the progress of school farms and the practical application of agricultural knowledge by students. Across the country, participating schools are…
IMPACT STORY16 September 2026
Training, improved seed and enterprise support are helping women turn potential into stronger harvests, improved income and growing local businesses. In Bongo-Soe in Ghana’s Upper East Region, three women are showing what becomes possible when practical knowledge is matched with the right inputs…
16 September 2026
Mr. Paul Kasanga, the Mastercard Foundation’s Ghana Country Director recently visited the KIC Center of Excellence in Kumasi to see how the facility is advancing youth-led entrepreneurship under the Initiative for Youth in Agricultural Transformation (IYAT), a Mastercard Foundation programme…
IMPACT STORY7 September 2026
For Mushplus, DeliMush, PureLube, Tekcycle, Grow For Me, Kodu Technology, Grainwell Enterprise and Dizembela Enterprise, the journey to the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) is part of the broader discussion about youth, connecting markets, African food systems and sustainable agriculture. It…
4 September 2026
A Ghanaian aquatech business supported through the Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation is demonstrating how homegrown innovation can move from entrepreneurship programmes into practical solutions for national development. In recent engagement, the…