Elizabeth Asantewaa is a young, passionate agriculturist from Ghana whose journey in agriculture has been shaped by hands-on training, perseverance, and the empowering support of the HAPPY Program. 

A graduate of Ohawu Agric College in the Volta Region, where she studied poultry, catfish, rabbit, and vegetable production. This was more than education—it was the beginning of a dream.
After her studies, she was posted to Papao for her national service. 

As a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the transition from academic theory to real-world practice came through an unexpected but life-changing opportunity: the HAPPY Broiler Project.

Jennifer, who completed her studies in Agriculture with a specialization in Animal Science in 2023, encountered the program in 2024 during her national service. 

Faustina Twenewaa, a resilient young woman from Dormaa Ahenkro, is living proof that with the right opportunity, lives can be transformed. Once a pharmacy shop attendant struggling to make ends meet, Faustina now supervises a 15,000-bird broiler operation at GINAAACO Farms—all thanks to the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program.

Agri-Impact Limited, together with the consortium implementing the Mastercard Foundation's Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program, is excited to announce the release of the maiden edition of the HAPPY Program Quarterly Newsletter.

The newsletter is designed to enhance communication with partners, participants, and stakeholders by delivering timely updates on the program’s activities and achievements.

TechnoServe, a leader in business solutions to poverty, has launched the implementation of grant to support 168 microentrepreneurs and agri-SMEs along the poultry, tomato, rice, and soybean value chains in Ghana as part of the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Program.

Meet Veronica Abrokwah, a 30-year-old nurse based in Akumadan, who is not only committed to saving lives at the Akumadan-Afrancho AME Zion Hospital but is also building a flourishing second career—as a tomato farmer and processor.

Veronica’s agribusiness journey began in 2023, shortly after being posted to the hospital. 

Recognizing the economic potential in Akumadan’s thriving tomato value chain, she boldly rented a one-acre plot to begin cultivation. 

When life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade. That is exactly what Zelia Abdulai, a determined young mother of two from the Karaga District in Northern Ghana, has done. 

Despite being a person with a disability, Zelia, a graduate of Karaga Senior High School, has always believed that disability is not inability. 

Despite the challenges she faced in completing school, she learned how to braid hair and sew—skills she used to support herself rather than resorting to begging, as many in similar situations often do. 

Cynthia Ohenewaa Botchway is one of the many young Ghanaians whose future is being transformed through the HAPPY Program—an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited.

Working under the HAPPY Broiler Project with Ransboat Poultry Farms, Cynthia is building practical skills, gaining leadership experience, and paving the way for her own agribusiness dream.

“I’ve learned so much through this project. I currently serve as a young supervisor and oversee the work of other participants through the broiler project,” she shares proudly.

Abdulai Fatima, a 30-year-old mother of two from Dalun in the Kumbungu District of Northern Ghana, has long relied on rice farming for her livelihood. However, before joining the Harnessing Agricultural Productivity and Prosperity for Youth (HAPPY) Project, farming was a constant struggle. 

With limited access to quality inputs like seeds and fertilizers and no formal training in best agricultural practices, her yields remained low—only 0.7 to 0.8 metric tons per season. 

As a freelance journalist, a wife, and a mother of two from Ashaiman, Sefakor Ferkpeh never imagined herself working in rice fields. But today, she proudly stands as a participant of the HAPPY Program, cultivating 2.2 hectares of rice with MiDA, a consortium partner of the HAPPY Program and Agrokings.

Sefakor learned about the HAPPY Program—an initiative of Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Agri-Impact Limited—through her former boss during her university internship. Having written extensively on agribusiness, the opportunity sparked her curiosity.