An organization of Innovation

OBJECTIVESS

Advocacy for Disability inclusive Business Environment.

Promoting disability inclusive financial sector in which PWDs can access credits.

Provide Entrepreneurial training for PWD business owners

Providing relevant business-related information to businessmen and women with disabilities

Monitoring of government implementation of pro-disability business policies such as the common fund for persons with Disabilities at the District Assemblies

Mentoring PWDs in entrepreneurship.

Promote networking among members locally and internationally

 

Major accomplishments in the area of the targeted activity

Our major achievement as a young organization to be able to open branches in all the 16 regions of Ghana, with membership over 1500 members. What it means is that we are able to cover every person with disabilities who is self-employed or want to be, in Ghana.  

The organization is able to train 870 members in Entrepreneurship skills and financial Literacy  

The organization has facilitated financial support for 700 members from the Ghana Enterprise Agency

310 members have been supported with soft loans in the Greater Accra, Western Region and Ashanti, Central Region, Volta Region and Eastern Region by MTN in collaboration with INNOHUB.

112 master craft men and women have been trained on PRECISION QUALITY by the Design Technology Institute DTI  

1. MEMBERSHIP OF TRADE ASSOCIATIONS  

Joined bigger trade associations such as the;

Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations

Association of Small-Scale Industries ASSI

Social Enterprise Ghana

Ghana Enterprise Agency

Ghana Start-up Network

Business Providers Association of Ghana.                         

 

CURRENT ACTIVITIE

Training member in agribusiness on AfCFTA and the opportunities it provides

Training members on Social Media Marketing

Facilitating members to apply for the PWD enterprise support from the Ghana Enterprise Agency GEA

Facilitating members to apply for financial support from the African Development Bank through the Association for Small Scale Industries ASSI

Partnership with Maron Capital to provide soft loans to members across the country.

Organizational Development training by USAID-GTI

Training members on FDA certification requirements, by USAID-GTI Activity

Training members on financial Literacy by GIZ.

Joining the Financial Literacy Campaign by GIZ, BANK OF GHANA and the Associations of Financial Institutions

• Our Vision

  The Vision of the GCED is an economically inclusive Ghanaian society in which PWDs have equal opportunity to create their own businesses as well as equal access to Employment opportunities, in accordance with the National disability Act (715) and the

  UNCRPD.

• Our Misison

  The Mission of the GCED is to contribute towards the creation of an enabling business environment that could enhance entrepreneurial abilities and entrepreneurship among PWDs.