Improving Economic Opportunities
| Norsaac believes that women and youth are critical in every population yet often have untapped potential to improve the economic prospects of communities and societies. |
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Innovate the Future is a 7-year initiative designed by Youth Challenge International (YCI), in partnership with leading local organizations, with the goal to foster and create innovative solutions for a more equitable and prosperous economy within Ghana, Zanzibar and Uganda. In Ghana, project is co-implemented with Norsaac and YEFL- Ghana located in Tamale. HerStart aims Support over 3,000 young women to become social entrepreneurs over the 7years period and build an enabling environment for social innovation and women’s social enterprise development, while increasing awareness of and support for social ventures.
Project Duration: 7 years Donor: YCI
The Business Development for Youth Artisans (BD4YA) is a one-year intervention to aid youth with artisanal skills to enhance their trade and soft skills for a decent income. The project contributes to Norsaac’s aspiration for improving the livelihoods of the youth, especially the female youth. The project has been developed to reach out to 30 youth artisans with existing businesses in tailoring, bricklaying/tiling, and building/construction.
Project Goal: To enhance the income of existing youth businesses through business development and capital support.
Target population: Existing youth businesses (young women led and youth led) within Tamale Metro and Sagnarigu Districts in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Donor: Tools for Self-Reliance
Duration: 1 Year
Democratic Dialogue for Progressive Taxation to Tackle Inequality project seeks to strengthen democratic dialogue and advocacy for progressive taxation and financial integrity to reduce inequality and improve domestic resource mobilization. Many African countries face a major funding gap for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while tax collection remains low and public debt continues to rise. At the same time, inequality is extremely high, seven of the ten most unequal countries in the world are in Africa. Such inequality undermines poverty reduction, economic growth, and democratic governance while reinforcing gender and social disparities. The project aims to address these challenges by strengthening the social contract between citizens and governments and promoting inclusive discussions on progressive taxation. This will be done through investigative journalism, evidence-based advocacy, and citizen mobilization. The project will push for tax reforms that ensure wealthier individuals contribute fairly to public revenues. It will also advocate for policies that increase transparency and accountability in public finance.
Overall Project Goal: The overall goal is to promote progressive tax policies that help governments mobilize domestic resources and fund inclusive and gender-responsive public services.
Project Duration: 3 Years (January 2026 to December 2028)
Donor: Oxfam in Ghana