About SSEED Ghana
Inclusive enterprise pathways for resilient rural communities.
Sustainable Social Economic and Environmental Development Organisation is a Ghanaian NGO reducing rural poverty through enterprise development, climate-smart agriculture, skills, advocacy and partnerships.
Our frame
People. Nature. Business.
Our Story
Built around local ownership, not one-off intervention.
SSEED Ghana works with communities, institutions and ecosystem partners to turn local potential into durable livelihoods. The work starts with listening, then builds practical pathways from skills and production into enterprise growth.
Our programmes are designed for people who are often excluded from opportunity: women, youth, persons with disabilities, smallholder farmers and rural SMEs.
Mission & Vision
From opportunity to enterprise. From enterprise to resilient communities.
To eradicate rural poverty by empowering excluded groups through enterprise, climate-smart agriculture, inclusive skills development and advocacy.
A Ghana where all rural communities are vibrant, self-reliant and free from poverty.
How We Work
A clear operating model for trusted community impact.
Community-Led
Priorities are shaped with the people closest to the challenge.
Enterprise-Focused
Support moves from training into practical income and market opportunity.
Climate-Smart
Agriculture, livelihoods and environmental care are designed together.
Evidence-Based
Data and learning improve delivery, accountability and advocacy.
What We Are Working Toward
Programmes connected to livelihoods, markets and long-term resilience.
The goal is not activity for activity's sake. Each programme is framed around improved income, stronger community systems and practical routes to scale.
Inclusive enterprise development
Equip excluded groups with the training, tools, networks and finance pathways needed to build sustainable businesses.
Resilient rural livelihoods
Strengthen climate-smart agriculture, food security and community capacity for long-term economic resilience.
Market access and partnerships
Connect entrepreneurs, farmers and SMEs to buyers, institutions, mentors and ecosystem partners.
Leadership
The team guiding our work.
Ama Owusu
Executive Director
Kwabena Mensah
Programs Director
Efua Boateng
Community Partnerships Lead
Our Partners
Start a Conversation
Organizations working alongside us.
Provides matched-funding and financial literacy support for our livelihoods programmes.
Clinical partner for our mobile health outreach and community health worker training.
Construction partner for school and infrastructure rebuilds across three regions.
Delivers micro-grants and savings groups alongside our women's empowerment programme.
Logistics partner for emergency relief distribution in coastal communities.
Curriculum and teacher-training partner for our education access initiative.
Work With SSEED Ghana