EGDIF EGDIF The Northern Shea Leadership and Mentorship Programme (NSLMP) is a flagship donor-funded youth empowerment initiative of EcoGrowth Development Initiatives Foundation (EGDIF), implemented under the SHEAPARK Resource Hub to develop a new generation of ethical leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs across Africa’s shea and green economy sectors.
Anchored on African Youth Day (1st November), the programme combines leadership development, mentorship, entrepreneurship training, and shea value chain innovation to position Ghana as a continental hub for youth leadership and agribusiness transformation.
The Northern Shea Leadership and Mentorship Programme (NSLMP) is a flagship donor-funded youth leadership initiative of EcoGrowth Development Initiatives Foundation (EGDIF), implemented under the SHEAPARK Resource Hub to build a continental pipeline of young leaders and entrepreneurs driving transformation in the shea economy and related green value chains.
The programme is anchored on African Youth Day (1st November) as an annual flagship convergence platform that brings together youth from Ghana and across Africa for leadership development, mentorship, innovation, and investment engagement within the shea and agribusiness sectors.
NSLMP honours the legacy of Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban S.K. Bagbin by embedding his values of integrity, inclusion, and institutional development into a structured youth empowerment system focused on leadership formation and economic transformation.
The programme is implemented through a hybrid continental model combining leadership summits, innovation accelerators, mentorship networks, and entrepreneurship training designed to equip young people with practical skills in governance, agribusiness, shea value addition, and enterprise development.
Through strategic partnerships with governments, development agencies, private sector actors, and academic institutions, NSLMP positions Ghana as a continental hub for youth leadership and shea innovation while strengthening cross-border collaboration across Africa.
Build a strong pipeline of ethical and capable African youth leaders in governance and enterprise.
Strengthen youth participation in shea production, processing, innovation, and value addition.
Support youth-led startups, cooperatives, and agribusiness enterprises across Africa.
Create cross-border mentorship systems linking youth with industry and policy leaders.
Institutionalize Speaker Bagbin’s leadership values through structured youth development systems.
Position Ghana as a hub for African youth leadership, innovation, and agribusiness collaboration.
EGDIF is headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Our team coordinates digital development initiatives, capacity-building programs, and community-focused innovation projects across Africa.
Find us at our strategic development location supporting agribusiness innovation, shea industrialisation, and community transformation initiatives.
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