Daani is an online marketplace that was conceptualized as a result of a collaboration between HOPin Academy and The State Chancellery of North Rhine Westphalia. The goal of the platform is to;
The marketplace development is a component of the Grow Northern Ghana project by HOPin Academy and funded by the State Chancellery of North Rhine Westphalia which seeks to create more investment opportunities and increase visibility and networking amongst startups and SMEs in Ghana which will contribute to a more vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem in Northern Ghana and promote economic growth. You can read more about the project here.
The marketplace is currently supported by three Enterprise Support Organizations in the North of Ghana. Below is a brief about each organization.
HOPin Academy is the prime entrepreneurship support organization in the Northern Region, located in the heart of Tamale and supporting enterprises since 2013. The Academy provides goal-oriented, practice-oriented learning for young people harnessing technology. Their programs cover entrepreneurship, digital communication, Information Technology, video production, and business consultancy. As a social enterprise, they reinvest profits made through business consultancy and collaborative projects in empowering young people to realize their potential by providing a space for learning, idea generation and development of a startup entrepreneurial Ecosystem as means of contributing to sustainable development.