Targeting IB/IGB support in development programs
Various development partners, government agencies, business associations, impact investing firms, and business facilitators run programs for small and medium enterprises development. IB/IGB targets can be included in those programs. Many organizations have already confirmed their interest in including IB/IGB in their existing programs and few have given concrete targets so far. For example:
- For business coaching under an impact drives return approach, organizations like, Ghana Climate Innovation Center, Ghana Hubs Network, Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, GIZ-Agribiz, ILO, IFAD, Innohub, Mastercard Foundation, PWC SNV, agrobusiness program showed interest.
- In the field of impact investing, finance related organizations like IIGh, CiGaba, Eco Bank, Fidelity Bank, Sinapi Aba, Wangara Capital, Zinari Capital, among others, were interested
- In the field of advocacy, business associations like AGI, GCYE, GNCCI, Social Enterprises Ghana, but also organizations like ESO collaborative, Ghana Hubs Network, Social Enterprises Ghana – among others – are interested in promoting the IB/IGB agenda.
- Government programs particularly under the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and partly also Ministry of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation (MESTI) are also interested in emphasizing more IB/IGB support.
- Development partners and foundations interested in the IB/IGB agenda are – among others: AfD and Expertise France, AfDB, EC, FCDO, GIZ, IFAD, ILO, Mastercard Foundation, the Netherland’s technical assistance organization RVO, UNCDF, UNIDO, USAID, World Bank, among others
The IB/IGB initiative will prepare by January 2025 an action plan summarizing the commitments from various partners as contributions to the IB/IGB initiative under existing and new programs.