The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA), Margaret Ansei, has reaffirmed the agency’s strong commitment to inclusive job creation, announcing plans to generate 250,000 dignified jobs by 2027, with a focus on youth, women and persons with disabilities as key beneficiaries.
Speaking during a high-level visit to the Mastercard Foundation Ghana office, Ms. Ansei praised the Foundation’s impact-driven collaboration with GEA, describing its interventions especially under the BizBox Project as transformative and “life-changing.” The visit aimed to assess progress, strengthen institutional collaboration, and align future actions with Ghana’s entrepreneurial development goals.
The Mastercard Foundation’s support is instrumental in lifting Ghanaians out of poverty and enhancing livelihoods across the country. The initiative targets 250,000 jobs by 2027, with 70% reserved for women and 10% for persons with disabilities. Its flagship project, BizBox is currently being implemented nationwide to enhance entrepreneurial skills, access to markets, and business development support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The initiative aligns with GEA’s broader mission to build a resilient and inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem in Ghana.
“We expressed profound gratitude on behalf of the many beneficiaries whose lives have been transformed by the Foundation’s innovative projects,” Ms. Margaret Ansei shared in a Facebook post.
The foundation, renowned for youth-focused programs across Africa, continues to invest in education, agribusiness, and entrepreneurship, reinforcing gender equity, innovation, and social inclusion as pillars of economic transformation.
Ms. Ansei was accompanied by senior GEA officials, including Habiba Sumani (Director, MSME Development), Philomena Norman (Director, Women Entrepreneurship Development), and others, who reiterated the agency’s commitment to partnership-led development.
The renewed GEA-Mastercard partnership marks a pivotal moment for Ghana’s job creation efforts, blending public-private collaboration with inclusive impact to foster a future-ready workforce.
