The AyaSol Seed initiative builds on Don Bosco’s well-established Solar PV Advanced Professional Day Course, a six-month program designed to equip youth with hands-on photovoltaic installation skills. Despite the program’s technical strength, many graduates struggle to secure employment opportunities after completing their training often due to limitations within the job market or the absence of structured pathways into self-employment.
To address this, AyaSol Seed introduces a new model that allows graduates to transition from trained technicians to thriving entrepreneurs.
Through the entrepreneurship training, graduates will learn practical tools essential to starting and sustaining a business from financial literacy, customer management, and business planning to marketing, record-keeping, and leadership. This training not only complements their technical abilities but positions them to operate independently with a strong understanding of how to build and grow a profitable venture.
To further enable their journey, AyaSol Seed provides container-based solar hubs equipped with tools, accessories, and inventory. These hubs act as business starting points within the communities where the graduates live and work, making renewable energy solutions more accessible while creating income-generating opportunities for the young entrepreneurs.
In fact, the entrepreneurship training was very helpful. It taught me how to plan, how to budget, and how to make a profit in order to run a business. It really helped me a lot because there were some things I didn’t know before, but through the training I was able to learn and understand them.
I am very grateful to you for organizing this training, and my wish is that you continue to organize such sessions from time to time for those of us who are in business. - Peter Claver
The entrepreneurial skills training was very valuable. I found the sessions practical and grounded in real-world scenarios. The emphasis on problem-solving, market validation, and financial planning helped me understand how to structure an idea into a viable business concept. I also appreciated the collaborative activities, they made the learning more interactive and helped reinforce the key concepts. Overall, it was a well-organized program that boosted my confidence in exploring entrepreneurial opportunities. I would like to use this opportunity to thank Swisscontact for the entrepreneurship program. - Alhassan Dromah
By pairing technical expertise with entrepreneurial skills, Swisscontact and Don Bosco Training Institute are opening a practical pathway to self-employment in a sector that is critical to Ghana’s future. The AyaSol Seed intervention not only strengthens the workforce within the renewable energy space but also champions local enterprise development, community resilience, and inclusive economic growth.
Through entrepreneurship training, access to tools, and a sustainable financing model, graduates are being equipped to build businesses that light up homes, energize communities, and contribute to Ghana’s renewable energy transformation.
This is funded by Arthur Waser Foundation (AWF) and a part of the Swisscontact Development Programme, which is co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.