Microfinance Internship in Ghana - Lowest Fees & High-Impact Projects
Highlights
- Work with local women and youth empowerment outreach programs in partnership with local microfinance institutions.
- Be exposed to the problems of financial illiteracy in an emerging economy.
- Discover a new culture and way of life whiles living in Ghana.
- Add to your CV or resume with this great experience
Overview
The Microfinance Internship in Ghana works with a variety of local organizations aiming to have positive effects on the communities and local economies.
Despite two decades of solid growth for Ghana, the country still encounters many challenges, and the disparity gap is getting deeper between the regions of the country, as inequalities grow due to geographic areas.
The purpose of this project is to enhance financial literacy, essential business skills and empower the local women and youth to become more self-sufficient. Depending on the need of the community, the project has been involved in developing training materials, conducting training to one individual or small groups or individuals, or running financial education campaigns in the area.
Important Information
Access to financial services is only available to half of the population in Ghana. Many have no access to it due to the lack of understanding. Indeed, there are many women and youth in Ghana that lack financial training on how to maximize the little resources available to them. There are many skilled workers in the area but due to their lack of financial understanding, they are unable to progress further.
The Microfinance Internship in Ghana is a community-driven initiative geared towards empowering the local entrepreneurs especially women that are lacking financial literacy.
While on the Microfinance Internship in Ghana, you may take on a variety of responsibilities depending on the need of the project at the time of your placement:
- Serve as a resource person during training programs related to financial literacy
- Assist in drafting budgets for individuals and institutions
- Assist in drafting business plans for businesses expansions
- Developing training handbook on financials tools.
- Collect data on small scale business financing and aid.
These are just a few examples of the tasks you may be involved in.
The Microfinance Internship in Ghana accepts any individual, who has received any formal or informal financial training or has the willingness to undertake any finance-related projects to help the microfinance institutions as they educate the locals about their financing options. As an intern, we also recommend you bring a computer with you.