Mentors and mentees at kick-off event
On Friday 19th August 2016, MDF West Africa and FARIAD organised an event to kick-off the EnterWASH mentorship programme at the Mercedes Café at Silver Star Tower in Accra.
EnterWASH participants came to meet their mentors for the first time.We are honoured to have different mentors from different organisations on boards. Present at the event were Gordon Adomdza (lecturer entrepreneurship, Ashesi University), Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong (Owner Mercedes Café), Ibrahim Musah (WASH consultant, FARIAD), Charles Chapman (Accountant, Adonai International Consulting Ltd), Delasi Amable (monitoring& evaluation expert, MDF WA) and Bernard Obeng (lecturer entrepreneurship, GIMPA).
The mentors were excited to meet the EnterWASH participants and learn about their businesses. They were also happy to share their experiences in the field of business and WASH. EnterWASH participants pitched their business to their mentors and afterwards a speed dating activity took place where participants had the opportunity to interact all the mentors.
The mentorship programme runs from August to December. In this period, participants will continue to work on implementing their business with the support and expert advice of their mentors. They will also receive further training on finance and work on launching a crowdfunding campaign.
Below is an overview of all the mentors in the programme:
Richard Sedafor (Engineer, Witteveen+Bos)
Bernard Obeng (Lecturer entrepreneurship, GIMPA)
Gordon Adomdza (Lecturer entrepreneurship, Ashesi University)
Isaac Monney (Lecturer, College of Agriculture Education Mampong)
Janet Arthur (WASH Policy Officer, Netherlands Embassy)
Richard Yeboah (Director, MDF WA)
Kwame Nkrumah Acheampong (Owner Mercedes Café)
Charles Chapman (Accountant, Adonai International Consulting limited)
Delasi Amable (Monitoring and Evaluation consultant, MDF WA)
Salah Kalmuni (Manager, Silver Star Tower)
Japhet Dugah (Finance consultant, FARIAD)
Joseph Agbeko (Director, FARIAD)
Theresa Ayiku (Programme manager, FARIAD)
Edem Adzikah (Accountant, MDF WA)
Lisa Freiburg (Trainer WASH entrepreneurship, MDF WA)
We are grateful to all mentors for their support to the EnterWASH programme and look forward to a fruitful mentorship programme for both the mentors and mentees.
For more information: http://www.enterwash.org