By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Five businesses have emerged
as winners of the Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech (SCWIT)
programme’s Cohort 6 Pitch Day, receiving a combined GH₵567,500 in grants to
support the growth and scaling of their businesses.
The Ghana Climate Innovation
Center (GCIC) announced the winners following the Cohort 6 Pitch Day and
Graduation, marking another milestone in the programme’s efforts to support
women entrepreneurs in turning their business ideas and ambitions into viable
solutions with measurable impact.
Ten businesses participated
in the pitching session. They included Girls Farm Hub, Rising SheFarms Food,
Kroms, Booksie, Sigil Best Enterprise, SISIMARIE, Porducare Touchlife, Wadmet
Enterprise, Edu3dcation LTD Ghana and Verte Tower.
The participating businesses
presented their ventures as part of the programme’s support for women-led
enterprises seeking to develop, grow and scale their operations.
The GH₵567,500 in grants
will provide financial support to the five selected winners as they work to
expand their businesses and strengthen the solutions they are developing.
