{
  "id": 3539336,
  "title": "Recycle Up! Ghana calls for more government support to expand green entrepreneurship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/recycle-up-ghana-calls-for-more-government-support-to-expand-green",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:58:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/recycle-up-ghana-calls-for-more-government-support-to-expand-green-entrepreneurship/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gertrude Mawuena Goh, director of operations at Recycle Up! Ghana, has urged the government and corporations to provide more funding to enable the expansion of green entrepreneurship in Ghana's circular economy. Inadequate funding, she believes, is a significant barrier to increasing opportunities for young entrepreneurs in the green economy sector. At the RUG Incubation Programme Cohort 6 Demo Day, Goh emphasized the need for the government to strengthen its support for youth-led businesses in the sector through stronger networks and increased funding. Recycle Up! Ghana has already benefited from some government initiatives, including the NEIP Adwumawura programme, which has helped train start-ups in the Ashanti Region and raised funding for their work. The RUG Incubation Programme, running since 2019, targets young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35, focusing on social enterprises in waste management, circular economy, and green business. Participants receive training in various business skills, including financial management, fundraising, and investor pitching. Through its incubation programme, Recycle Up! Ghana aims to improve livelihoods and address Ghana's waste challenges, impacting over 35,000 people through its interventions.",
  "summary": "Director of Operations at Recycle Up! Ghana, Gertrude Mawuena Goh, has called for increased government and corporate funding to create more opportunities for young entrepreneurs in Ghana’s circular economy. She said inadequate funding remains a major obstacle to expanding opportunities for young people in the green economy and urged the government to strengthen its support […]",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Former Defence Minister Dr Kunbour calls for overhaul of Ghana’s anti-vigilantism strategy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/former-defence-minister-dr-kunbour-calls-for-overhaul-of-ghanas-anti",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:07:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}