The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Eric Adjei, has inaugurated a Grant Management Committee for the Adwumawura Programme as part of efforts to strengthen transparency, accountability and effective administration of grants under the initiative.
The committee is expected to play a key role in ensuring that grants are managed fairly and transparently, with deserving businesses receiving the necessary financial support to grow and become sustainable.
The Adwumawura Programme is a flagship initiative of President John Dramani Mahama under the government’s ‘Resetting Ghana Agenda’.
It is designed to empower young people through entrepreneurship, skills development and financial assistance to establish sustainable businesses and create jobs.
Speaking at the inauguration, Mr Adjei urged members of the committee to discharge their responsibilities with integrity, fairness and professionalism.
He stressed the importance of ensuring that the grant management process remained credible and that support reached businesses capable of contributing to job creation and economic development.
Mr Adjei said the programme’s objectives went beyond the distribution of grants, explaining that its broader mission was to build sustainable enterprises, create employment opportunities and transform lives.
He also encouraged the committee to build on the achievements of the programme’s first cohort to ensure improved implementation and greater impact.
He concluded that the inauguration marks another step in efforts to translate President Mahama’s vision of promoting youth entrepreneurship and positioning young people as job creators rather than job seekers into reality.
