Impact
How we measure success
Lives and livelihoods improved — not reports delivered
Every engagement targets at least one of two outcomes:
1
Less poverty
Evidence, policy and tools that put income and opportunity in more hands.
2
Growth that lasts
Formalisation, resilience and data-driven decisions that keep it going.
Outcome 01
Poverty alleviation
Focus area
What we do
What changes
MSME formalisation and access to finance
Research, policy and tools that give informal businesses records, tax-readiness and a credit history
Traders become bankable and grow
Women’s economic empowerment
Programmes and products designed for women traders and entrepreneurs, who run much of Ghana’s informal economy
More women own, grow and formalise businesses
Youth employment
Field research, digital agent and enterprise programmes that create work for young people
Skills and income for young Ghanaians
Rural and agricultural livelihoods
Value-chain and commodity research; market-access and finance solutions for farmers and processors
Better prices and steadier incomes
Outcome 02
Sustainability
Focus area
What we do
What changes
Resilient businesses
Bookkeeping, planning and risk tools for small firms
Fewer businesses fail in hard times
Fair and broad public revenue
Simple, fair tax and formalisation systems for MSMEs
Government revenue grows without burdening the poorest
Data-driven governance
Evidence, dashboards and monitoring for public institutions
Better decisions and accountability
Green growth
Research and policy for climate-smart agriculture and greener small businesses
Growth that protects the environment
Global goals
Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our work contributes to six SDGs:
- 1No Poverty
- 5Gender Equality
- 8Decent Work & Economic Growth
- 9Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
- 10Reduced Inequalities
- 17Partnerships
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