Ecosystem Registry

Youth Innovation Circles (YIC)

Program · Kumasi, Ghana

Mastercard Foundation-funded, UNDP-implemented grassroots innovation program led by HapaSpace across Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo and Western regions.

Closed or ended, checked October 19, 2026.

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In context

Youth Innovation Circles (YIC) is one of 7 programs in Kumasi listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 97 across Ghana.

The registry lists 61 innovation ecosystem organizations in Kumasi in all.

Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.

Ghana scores 42.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 86 of 117 economies.

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Elsewhere in Kumasi