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Friday, October 21, 2016

A new research by the Social Enterprise Activity in Ghana has revealed that 98 social enterprises in Ghana currently employ 998 young people directly, impacting 103,148 lives in Ghana.

This was announced at the British Council Ghana high level launch of the Social Enterprise Activity in a Ghana Research Report.

The event which was held at the British Council in Accra brought together the private sector, development partners, civil society, academia, government and social enterprise experts.

Welcoming participants, Liliana Biglou, Head of British Council Ghana, recounted her experience with some underprivileged women in Kenya which motivated her to appreciate the value of social enterprise.