About Us

Our Story

The GirlFund Organization is committed to empowering the next generation of female business leaders in Ghana. We believe that when women are empowered with the right knowledge, tools, and resources they are able to build resilient businesses.

Currently, the Organization has initiated a 5-year program (2019-2025) to empower students and graduates to kickstart their MSMEs, especially for young women, to reduce the rate of graduate unemployment in Ghana.

The core mandate of The GirlFund Organization started in 2011 working through our rural empowerment wing, The W.i.N.E Project to economically emancipate rural women. The impact we have created through The W.i.N.E Project has been phenomenal.

800 Women Empowered

More than 800 rural women and teen mothers have been trained in vocational and income-generating skills including beadmaking, soap and detergent production, fabric production, beverage

Improved Rural Economies

In addition to providing free training and small business management sessions, the Organization provides seed funds for our beneficiaries to start their businesses. About 400

Improved Access

We believe that “when you empower women economically, you empower families and communities”. The rural empowerment wing of the Organization (The W.i.N.E Project) helped to

At The GirlFund Organization, our passion is to increase and support the number of female-led businesses and our work also focuses on the UN Sustainable Development Goals through:

Creating economic opportunities

We believe that women in Ghana are catalytic for change at all levels of their...

Dignifying Labour

We actively patrner with support and promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job...

Equality

Women remain stuck in cycles of abuse and violence because they are economically dependent on...

Innovation & Industry

We strive to increase the number of small-scale industries and enterprises which are able to...

NEWS

Check here for our latest news and upcoming events

2019 NATIONAL STARTUP FESTIVAL LAUNCHED.

Posted in News by The GirlFund Organization on October 31, 2019

The GirlFund Organization, with its esteemed local and international partners, has on Thursday 31st October 2019 launched another edition of the National Startup Festival. The

Future Female – Accra Launch

Posted in News by The GirlFund Organization on October 20, 2019

Future Females in partnership with The GirlFund Organization has launched its first Chapter in Ghana. Speaking at the launch of the Chapter Lauren Dallas, a

Entrepreneurship Fellowship launched.

Posted in News by The GirlFund Organization on September 2, 2019

The GirlFund Organization has launched its nation-wide entrepreneurship fellowship for young women (students and graduates of High schools and tertiary institutions) entrepreneurs in Ghana. The

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OUR TEAM

The GirlFund is made up of dedicated and talented people. Our core team is made up of project managers, entrepreneurs and business leaders, mentors and volunteers who support the vision.

Nana Adwoa Koranteng

Team Lead

Nana Adwoa has over eight years’ experience in microfinance, nonprofit management, and entrepreneurship. Nana has a long-held passion for the economic empowerment of women because

Nana Adwoa Koranteng

Bertha Sithole

Master Trainer

Bertha is a certified business trainer from the beautiful kingdom of Eswatini( formerly Swaziland). Bertha is an expert in business and public relations and the

Bertha Sithole

Yeboaa Danso

Rural Project Coordinator

Mrs Yeboaa Danso is an educationist and profesional counsellor who has supported the vision of the Organization since its inception. She coordinates all counselling programs