ViFarms For the average Ghanaian youth, considering a career in agriculture conjures the image of an old man burdened by torturous hours of weeding with a hoe and cutlass in hand, clad in torn shorts, dirty, and drenched in sweat; a far from flattering...
Tech Era Derick Omari graduated from Ashesi University in 2018 with a Business Administration degree and an organization that helps people with physical and developmental disabilities have more fulfilling lives. In the same year, he was named the recipient of the Queen’s Young Leaders...
Safi Label Most often, complex problems are tackled through simple, yet, creative solutions. Dzifa Anagblah loves to solve complex problems through creative and innovative means, and this is exactly what she does with Safi Label. Safi Label is a fashion brand and movement...
Sisu Terra Technologies Jennipher Alista Panashe graduated from Ashesi University in 2019, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Having grown up in Zimbabwe and coming to Ghana for her tertiary education, Jennipher was not ignorant of the waste management crisis in both countries, particularly...
Sabon Sake It is often said that when the last tree dies, the last man dies. Every initiative taken in the quest to sustain agriculture represents a step closer to saving the dwindling plant population and rescuing human lives from extinction. For Audrey S....
Memorable experiences often have the power to influence life choices. The story of Comfort Appiah, founder of Ecofashion, is a case in point. Comfort graduated from Ashesi University in 2019 but established Ecofashion, a venture that produces crafts, art work and artistic fashion...
Beautiful Stories Studios David Boanuh, Ashesi 2019 alumnus and Ashesi Venture Incubator (AVI) fellow, is the co-founder and Film Director of Beautiful Stories Studios. His journey into filmmaking was birthed from an interest in travel and lifestyle filmmaking, which slowly grew into a love for documentaries...
Tailored Hands For centuries, western clothing has dominated the world of fashion. From the renowned runways in Paris, Milan and New York, to the second-hand clothing kiosk in Makola Market,Ghana, one can find all sorts of clothing from different cultures, but hardly any...
Obsessive Innovations. Obsessive Innovations is a venture that can best be described as “a great relief for small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs). The story of its inception begins in 2019, when Kelvin Degbotse, a recent graduate of Ashesi University, decided to pursue his...
The Bowney Initiative Now more than ever, the world-wide push for Equality has taken center-stage on the institutional level, both nationally and internationally. Gender Equality in particular, has become a global priority, so much so that it has been captured as the fifth United...