Kingsley Kwaku Pinkrah Explained

Kingsley Kwaku Pinkrah is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and business advisor. He founded Cedi Ghana, an NGO that addresses poverty and youth unemployment in Ghana.[1] [2]

Education

Kingsley completed T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School in 2009 before graduating from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology with a Master of Business Administration in Finance.

Career

He is the founder and CEO for Community and Entrepreneurial Development Initiative (Cedi Ghana), an NGO that addresses poverty and youth unemployment in Ghana.

Kingsley provides free entrepreneurship training and mentorship and has served as an advisory mentor for President Clinton’s Global Initiative University, Queens Young Leaders Program and Young African Leaders Initiative and Tonu Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program.[3]

Kingsley has currently secured a partnership with Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre (DDQIC) at Queen's University, Canada and JACCD Design Institute Africa to address poverty and youth unemployment in Ghana.[4] He was awarded a grant from BUSAC Fund in 2017 to fight poverty and unemployment in Ghana.[5]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stop The Partisan Politics And Propaganda--K.K. Pinkrah . 2022-07-11 . Modern Ghana . en.
  2. Web site: 2022-07-05 . CEDI Ghana secures partnerships to address poverty and unemployment - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-07-11 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Commitment Mentors . 2022-07-11 . Clinton Foundation . en-US.
  4. Web site: Young CEO secures partnerships to address poverty and youth unemployment in Ghana .
  5. Web site: CEDI Ghana To Help Address Unemployment In Ghana . 2022-07-11 . Modern Ghana . en.
  6. Web site: ayadmin . 2018-01-01 . Africa Youth Awards 2017 Winners . 2022-07-11 . Africa Youth Awards . en-US.
  7. Web site: Hayford . Norvan Acquah . 2018-01-04 . Winners Announced For 2017 Africa Youth Awards . 2022-07-11 . The Business & Financial Times . en-GB.
  8. Web site: The Future Awards Africa unveils 50 Outstanding Young Ghanaians . 2022-07-11 . The Ghana Guardian News . en.
  9. Web site: CEDI Ghana CEO Wins Award At 40 Under 40 . 2022-07-11 . Modern Ghana . en.
  10. Web site: CEDI Ghana . 2022-07-11 . MEA Markets . en-GB.