ASYE 2025 Forum: Eight young entrepreneurs to get GHc260,000 from Asogli State

The 2025 Asogli State Youth Empowerment (ASYE) Forum has disbursed a total of GHS 260,000 to eight promising young entrepreneurs, marking a bold step toward youth-led economic transformation.

The winners were selected from 284 applicants across and beyond Asogli State.

Presided over by the Agbogbomefia, Togbe Afede XIV, the forum celebrated innovation, resilience, and entrepreneurial excellence. Finalists pitched their business ideas live, showcasing the kind of creativity the ASYE programme seeks to promote.

The event also saw a strong endorsement from Mr. Nicodemus NB D. Dery, National Coordinator of the National Apprenticeship Programme, who pledged continuous technical support for the startups.

With support from @Life-MacAfrica, the programme now moves into its incubation phase, providing mentorship and business development support for the awardees.

Congratulations to the eight startups — your journey has just begun!

Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, has announced that President John Dramani Mahama’s government will provide infrastructural support to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) schools in disadvantaged communities across the country.

Dr. Apaak made this disclosure at the Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) Exhibition and Awards Ceremony held at the National Theatre in Accra.

The Deputy Minister, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Builsa South, emphasized that infrastructure equity is a key priority for the current administration in its efforts to ensure that Ghanaian children have access to high-quality, hands-on STEM education.

He added that the government is committed to establishing at least one STEM learning facility in every region to train learners effectively.

“We will accelerate the development of STEM model schools in underserved regions. Every region must have at least one STEM centre of excellence, equipped with the tools to inspire the next generation of problem solvers,” he stated at the National Theatre.

Dr Apaak said the ministry will include practical STEM lessons championed by GSTEP in the education curriculum in order to equip students with practical and problem-solving knowledge and skills.

On the issue of teaching and learning STEM in the various schools, he highlighted the crucial role of teachers, pledging substantial funding in professional development to make sure they were well trained to “mentor and guide students toward innovation”.