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ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENHANCEMENT The entrepreneurship enhancement initiative is a project that seeks to utilise free apprenticeship and vocational programs and job fairs to help individuals gain the soft and technical skills needed to start and excel in business. The project also includes entrepreneurship awareness seminars which would sensitise our target audience on the wave and benefit of self employment. Courses under this initiative are offered completely free to candidates who are shortlisted after the application process. BEAUTY: MAKE-UP ARTISTRY This makeup course is exclusively designed for beginners who wish to start a career in the field. You will learn everything from the basics to full glam and bridal makeup. You will have access to all the industry secrets from seasoned and award-winning make-up artists who will walk you through the course step-by-step. At the end of the course you will be given a certificate and the top 3 students will be given an all-inclusive make-up package equipped with all you need to start a business. Apply here . Duration: 1 month HAIR: WIGS & HAIRSTYLING Become well-versed in wig making and hairstyling by applying for this course. To equip you with all you need to start the business, there will also be an importation class aspect of this where you will learn the ins and outs of importing the supplies (bundles, hot tools and products) for this business. Apply here . Duration: 1 month HAIR: BRAIDS Acquire the skill of hair braiding though this carefully crafted course. You will learn all types of braid styles, including locs (faux), twists, cornrows etc as well as how to work braids on different hair textures and general salon haircare. Apply here . Duration: 3 months DESIGN : FASHION, DESIGN & SEWING Take part in an broad spectrum fashion and design course that is tailored towards raising budding and teen-setting fashion entrepreneurs. The course includes studies on branding and entrepreneurship, digital fashion illustration, pattern drafting, garment contraction and accessories and embellishing. Apply here Duration: 6 months / 1 Year HAIR: BARBERING & CUTTING Specialise in the cutting, trimming, and styling of hair, mustaches, and beards. Additional perks are learning how to work with different hair textures and the dyeing of hair. Apply here Duration: 2 months BEAUTY : NAIL CRAFT Learn the craft of nails including acrylic application, nail art and design (3D-effect, marbling, encapsulating etc. Apply here . Duration: 1 month FOOD: BAKERY & PASTERIES Partake in a full-track baking course that includes training in cakes ( all types including wedding cakes) cake art and design, and pastries. Apply here . Duration: 2 months FOOD: COOOKERY & CATERING Become a certified caterer with this course that offers classes in local and international cuisine, deserts, plating techniques, portioning, full course meals and more. Apply here . Duration: 12 months ARTS: PHOTOGRAPHY + EDITING Learn how to capture people, moments and places professionally with this course. Editing and high-end retouching techniques will also be taught. By experienced, and award winning professionals. Apply here . ​ Duration: 3 months ARTS: VIDEOGRAPHY + EDITING Don't just capture the moment, capture the feeling with this videography course. Learn video scripting and storyboarding, lightning techniques and editing with hands own practicals. Apply here . ​ Duration: 3 months TECHNOLOGY: CODING AND WEB DESIGN Join this beginner-friendly coding bootcamp to learn how to code in different coding languages. Engage in hands-n programming tasks including website, app and GUI building. Apply here . ​ Duration: 6 months BUSINESS 101 Join a business 101 seminar which will include a mini job fair and investors business pitch, a round table talk with professionals, business men and women, marketing specialists among others.. All persons sublisted for any of the aforementioned courses will be required to participate in this seminar even as it is open to the general public. ​ Date: TBD APPLY HERE

ABOUT W E L C O M E The Initiative is a community and passion-based project founded to research, address and highlight the prevailing issues plaguing Africa, such as poverty, pollution, and corruption, while providing solutions to curb these problems and their effects. The Initiative is a licensed project which hopes to expand the reach of its influence by establishing a base in every African country by the year 2030. We engage in awareness campaigns, research, fundraising and community projects. The initiative works with governments, local community leaders and civilians to be able to satisfy all stakeholder's at the end of every project. Explore our forum to join conversations, spark debates and ask questions. You may reach out to us if you have noticed any area of concern in your local community through the interactive platform on our website, our email, or any of our social media handles. We are actively looking for interested volunteers and persons. Click the button below to sign up. Explore The Website Join us today! OUR CORE VALUES AND PRIORITIES evidence-based claims Read More > SOCIAL JUSTICE & EQUITY Read More > TRANSPERANCY & INTEGRITY Read More > COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Read More > UNITY IN DIVERSITY Read More > Come Work with Us Join the Team I am applying to work under the Apply Now Thanks for submitting!

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THE CREATIVITY ENHANCEMENT SCHEME encouraging ingenious and experiment-oriented students ready to be catalysts of positive change through innovation WHAT The creativity enhancement project is a tour of schools within the Greater Accra Region to engage with students in science fairs and projects, arts and crafts and talent shows all aimed at eliciting the yearn for exploration amongst students. WHY The Ghanaian system, to an extent, has the tendency of breeding rigid individuals by shunning rather than rewarding creativity. For instance, a child interested in music or dance will be told to focus on customary career tracks such as medicine, engineering or law instead. And while it is understandable since these are ‘safe’ options, especially in a society like ours where the arts are not really appreciated, it is scientifically proven that children granted the space to indulge in creative explorations and extracurriculars are more likely to outperform those who don’t within and outside those activities. WHO The project will be targeting primary school students between the ages of 6 and 12. WHEN The tours will commence in January 2022, with the first tour taking place on the 21st of January 2022. HOW A run down of how the tours will go about: ​ We will run either 1 of the 3 schemes in each school (Science Fair, Arts and Craft, Talent Show) At every school, we will donate school supplies and sports accessories to equip them with the appropriate materials needed to ensure that the children continue to explore creativity. We will distribute Covid-19 safety packages consisting of nose masks and hand sanitisers to ensure the students are able to keep safe even as they tap into their creativity. On the day of our visit to each school, we will prepare and distribute food and appetisers to the students and teachers. 01 THE SCIENCE FAIR The science fair will consist of some list of scientific experiments and investigations that will allow the students to practice the lessons they are learning in school. Students will be put in groups of 5 and will perform these experiments under the supervision of volunteers. We will have some older science students and teachers around to help explain and demonstrate to the students. 02 ARTS & CRAFTS After demonstration from some established members in this field, students will be tasked to recreate and/or create artistic pieces for themselves ranging from painting to small scale building and assembling. 03 TALENT SHOW The talent show will have a showcase of talents from different fields for the students. Afterwards, the students will be granted the opportunity to also showcase their talents. Prizes will be awarded to deserving students in addition to items that will help them to further explore their talents. 04 DONATIONS At every school, we will donate school supplies and sports accessories to equip them with the appropriate materials needed to ensure the children are able to continue to explore creativity. 05 DISTRIBUTIONS We will distribute Covid-19 safety packages consisting of nose masks and hand sanitisers to ensure the students are able to keep safe even as they tap into their creativity. 06 FOOD & APPETIZERS On the day of our visit to each school, we will share food, drinks and appetisers to the students and teachers.

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The Mobile Christmas Party Christmas and New Year are seasons of gift-giving, family and social gatherings, symbolic decorations and feasting. However, even though they occur just once a year, not everybody is able to enjoy the niceties that come with these holidays. As such, we have decided to mimic this experience for children in less privileged communities with this initiative. We decided to adopt a somewhat mobile approach for this charity project by using a food truck to distribute food, drinks and water, in order to increase our sphere of impact. THE MOBILE CHRISTMAS PARTY: PART I In Part I of our Mobile Christmas Party Initiative we fed roughly 2,000 children and provided about 1,500 school-going children with a box of school supplies. FOOD The children were fed with packs of flavourful jollof rice, grilled chicken, a side of Ghanaian salad, a juice-box and cups of ice cream as desert. SCHOOL SUPPLIES The school supplies packages consisted of branded notebooks, pens, pencils, sharpeners, erasers and rulers.

THE PROFILES PHOTO CREDIT: ANNIE SPRATT ALGERIA Region: North Africa Capital: Algiers Currency: Algerian Dinar Population: 44.3 million Official Language: Arabic Fun Fact: Algeria is the biggest African Country BURKINA FASO Region: West Africa Capital: Ouagadougou Currency : West African CFA franc Population: 20.8 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Burkina Faso has rich deposits of gold, zinc, copper and manganese CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) Region : Central Africa Capital : Bangui Currency :Centra African CFA franc Population: 4.8 million Official Language: Sangho, French Fun Fact: The Central African Republic is rich in natural resources including diamond, timber. REPUBLIC OF CONGO Region: Central Africa Capital: Brazaville Currency: Congolese franc Population: 5 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Parc National Nouabalé-Ndoki is named the ‘Last Eden’ as it's the last natural habitat on earth where you can find rich flora and fauna that remains undisturbed by global changes. EQUATORIAL GUINEA Region: Central Africa Capital: Malabo Currency: Central African CFA franc Population: 1.3 million Official Language: Spanish, French, Portuguese Fun Fact: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, of Equatorial Guinea is the World's longest serving president. GABON Region: Central Africa Capital: Libreville Currency: Central African CFA franc Population: 2.17 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Gabon is famous for the Oklo reactor zones, which are the only known natural nuclear fission reactor on Earth. GUINEA-BISSAU Region: West Africa Capital: Bissau Currency: Central African CFA franc Population: 1.92 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact: Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only one elected president (José Mário Vaz) has successfully served a full five-year term. LIBYA Region: North Africa Capital: Tripoli Currency: Libyan Dinar Population: 6.8 million Official Language: Arabic Fun Fact: The Libyan Desert is known for being the harshest, driest, and most remote region of the Sahara. It is know for going without rain for decades. MAURITANIA Region: Northwest Africa Capital: Nouakchott Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya Population: 4.6 million Official Language: Arabic Fun Fact: There is a huge eye in the Mauritanian desert which is visible from space. NAMIBIA Region: Southern Africa Capital: Windhoek Currency: Namibian dollar, South African rand Population: 2.5 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Namibia is home to the world’s oldest desert SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE Region: Central Africa Capital: São Tomé Currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobra Population: 0.219 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact: Sao Tome and Principe is a bird watching paradise. You will find the world’s smallest ibis and the largest sunbird here. SOMALIA Region: East Africa Capital: Mogadishu Currency: Somali Shilling Population: 15.9 million Official Language: Somali, Arabic Fun Fact: Somalia has the longest coastline in mainland Africa TANZANIA Region: East Africa Capital: Dodoma Currency: Tanzanian Shilling Population: 59.7 million Official Language: Swahili, English Fun Fact: Tanzania houses the tallest mountain in Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro ZAMBIA Region: Southern Africa Capital: Lusaka Currency: Zambian kwacha Population: 18.38 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Zambia's Victoria falls is almost double the heights of Canada's Niagara Falls. ANGOLA Region: Southern Africa Capital: Luanda Currency: Angolan Quanza Population: 32.8 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact: Luanda is dubbed' Paris of Africa' due to its diverse culture BURUNDI Region: East Africa Capital: Gitega Currency: Burundian franc Population: 11.8 million Official Language: Kirundi, French Fun Fact: Burundi won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games CHAD Region: North Africa Capital: N'Djamena Currency: Centra African CFA franc Population: 16 million Official Language: French, Arabic Fun Fact: The Tibou tribe of Chad are known as the world's best camel racers. CÔTE D'IVOIRE; IVORY COAST Region: West Africa Capital: Yamoussoukro Currency: West African CFA franc Population : 26 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: The Ivory Coast is the world's largest exporter of cocoa ERITREA Region: East Africa Capital: Asmara Currency: Eritrean nakfa Population: 3.2 million Official Language: None; Tigrinya, Tigre, Kunama, Bilen, Nara, Saho, Afar, Beja are widely spoken. Fun Fact: Eritrea has never held a presidential or national election since gaining independence. GAMBIA Region: West Africa Capital: Banjul Currency: Gambian Dalasi Population: 2.4 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Gambia is African's smallest non-island country KENYA Region: West Africa Capital: Bissau Currency: Central African CFA franc Population: 1.92 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact: Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only one elected president (José Mário Vaz) has successfully served a full five-year term. MADAGASCAR Region: East Africa Capital: Antananarivo Currency: Malagasy Ariar Population: 27.6 million Official Language: Malagasy, French Fun Fact: More than 50% of the world’s chameleon population is found in Madagascar. MAURITIUS Region: East Africa Capital: Port Louis Currency: Mauritian Rupee Population: 1.2 million Official Language: No formal official language (English, French Creole) Fun Fact: Mauritius has the highest population density in Africa. NIGER Region: West Africa Capital: Niamey Currency: West African CFA franc Population: 24.2 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Niger is known as the “Frying Pan of the World, as it is considered one of the hottest nations. SENEGAL Region: West Africa Capital: DARKAR Currency: West African CFA franc Population: 16.74 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: The most western point of continental Africa is the capital of Senegal. SOUTH AFRICA Region: Southern Africa Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein Currency: South African rand Population: 59.3 million Official Language: Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Zulu, Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Swati, Ndebele Fun Fact: The first heart transplant in the world took place in 1967. It was performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. TOGO Region: West Africa Capital: Lomé Currency: West African CFA franc Population: 8.279 million Official Language: French, English Fun Fact: Traditional Togolese houses are beautifully constructed by hand from mud, with thatched roofs. They come in all shapes and sizes and can look like miniature castles ZIMBABWE Region: Southern Africa Capital: Harare Currency: Zimbabwe Dollar, United States Dollar Population: 14.86 million Official Language: Chewa, Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Koi-san, Nambya, Ndau, Ndebele, Shangani, Shona, Sign Language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa. Fun Fact: Zimbabwe’s lake Kariba is the largest man-made lake and reservoir in the world by volume. BENIN Region: West Africa Capital: Porto-Novo Currency: West African CFA franc Population: 12.3 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Benin is home to the Venice of Africa; villages floating in a lake CABO (CAPE) VERDE Region: West Africa Capital: Praia Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo Population: 0.54 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact : The Cape Verde Archipelago is made up of ten islands and 5 islets COMOROS Region: Eastern coast of Africa Capital: Moroni Currency: Comorian franc Population: 869 Thousand Official Language: Comorian, Arabic, French, Fun Fact: Most of the Comoros islands are volcanic DJIBOUTI Region: East Africa Capital: Djibouti City Currency: Djiboutian franc Population: 997 thousand Official Language: French, Arabic Fun Fact: Approximately 90% of Djibouti’s land is a desert. ESWATINI Region: Southern Africa Capital: Mbabane, Lobamba Currency: South African rand, Swazi Lilangeni Population: 1.16 million Official Language: Swati, English Fun Fact: Eswatini is Africa's last absolute monarchy whose King Sobhuza II (1899-1982) was the longest reigning monarch in the world (82 years and 253 days) GHANA Region: West Africa Capital: Accra Currency: Ghanaian Cedi Population: 30.4 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: First country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from its colonisers (March, 1957) LESOTHO Region: Southern Africa Capital: Maseru Currency: Lesotho loti & South African rand Population: 2.1 million Official Language: Southern Sotho, English Fun Fact: Lesotho has the "Highest lowest point" of any country. As the world's only nation to be completely above an elevation of 1,000 m it is often called the Kingdom of the Sky" MALAWI Region: Southeastern Africa Capital: Lilongwe Currency: Malawian kwacha Population: 19.1 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Lake Malawi contains the largest number of fish species of any lake in the world. MOROCCO Region: North Africa Capital: Rabat Currency: Moroccan dirham Population: 36.9 million Official Language: Arabic, Standard Moroccan Berber Fun Fact: The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco. NIGERIA Region: West Africa Capital: Abuja Currency: Nigerian Naira Population: 206.1 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Nigeria has the highest GDP in Africa, standing at $ 514.05 billion in 2021 SEYCHELLES Region: East Africa Capital: Victoria Currency: Seychellois rupee Population: 98.46 thousand Official Language: French, English, Seychelles Creole Fun Fact: Seychelles is over 99% water SOUTH SUDAN Region: North Africa Capital: Juba Currency: South Sudanese pound Population: 11.19 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: South Sudan is the world's youngest nation founded in 2011. TUNISIA Region: North Africa Capital: Tunis Currency: Tunisian dinar Population: 11.82 million Official Language: Arabic Fun Fact: Tunisia Is A Women's Rights Champion In The Maghreb Region BOTSWANA Region: Southern Africa Capital: Gaborone Currency: Botswana Pula Population: 2.3 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Botswana has the world's largest concentration of African elephants CAMEROON Region: Central Africa Capital: Yaounde Currency: Centra African CFA franc Population: 26 million Official Language: French, English Fun Fact: Cameroon is one of the world's largest producer of coffee DEMOCRATIC REP. OF THE CONGO Region: Central Africa Capital: Kinshasha Currency: Congolese franc Population: 91 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: The DRC has the largest hydropower potential in Africa (accounts for over half) and one of the largest worldwide. EGYPT Region: North Africa Capital: Cairo Currency: Egyptian Pound Population: 103 million Official Language: Mordern Standard Arabic Fun Fact: The 365-day calendar that is divided into 12 months was invented in Egypt. ETHIOPIA Region: East Africa Capital: Addis Ababa Currency: Ethiopian Birr Population: 112.1 million Official Language: Amharic Fun Fact: Ethiopia is one of the only two African countries which were not colonized by Europeans. GUINEA Region: West Africa Capital: Conakry Currency: Guinean Frac Population: 12.7 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Guinea is the world's second-largest bauxite producing nation. LIBERIA Region: West Africa Capital: Monrovia Currency: Liberian Dollar Population: 5 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Liberia is the first country in Africa which had a female president. Known as Africa’s Iron Lady, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took office as Liberia’s 24th president in 2006. MALI Region: West Africa Capital: Bamako Currency: West African CFA franc Population: 20.2 million Official Language: French Fun Fact: Mali is the biggest country in West Africa, and home to the largest mud brick building in the world: Great Mosque of Djenne. MOZAMBIQUE Region: East Africa Capital: Maputo Currency: Mozambican Metical Population: 31.2 million Official Language: Portuguese Fun Fact: Mozambique is also known for being the largest marine reserve in Africa. RWANDA Region: East Africa Capital: Kigali Currency: Rwandan Franc Population: 12.95 million Official Language: Kinyarwanda, French, English Fun Fact: Rwanda is known for being the cleanest country in Africa. SIERRA LEONE Region: West Africa Capital: Freetown Currency: Sierra Leonean leone Population: 7.9 million Official Language: English Fun Fact: Sierra Leone’s capital city, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated and rescued former slaves in 1787 SUDAN Region: North Africa Capital: Khartoum Currency: Sudanese pound Population: 43.85 million Official Language: Arabic, English Fun Fact: Sudan is home to more pyramids than Egypt. UGANDA Region: East Africa Capital: Kampala Currency: Ugandan shilling Population: 45.74 million Official Language: Swahili English Fun Fact: Uganda has the world's youngest population with over 77 percent of its population below the age of 30.

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