HAPPY Program

From 'Gobɛ' Vendor to Rice Farmer – A HAPPY Transformation

From 'Gobɛ' Vendor to Rice Farmer – A HAPPY Transformation

In the heart of the Shai Osudoku district, where agriculture is a lifeline for many, a remarkable story of transformation unfolds—Once a food vendor selling beans and gari (popularly called gobɛ in Ghana), Portia Azanda has risen to become a certified tractor operator and farm supervisor of 62 hectares of rice fields. 

HAPPY Program Ignites Hope in Gomoa Adedantem, Changing Lives One Job at a Time

HAPPY Program Ignites Hope in Gomoa Adedantem, Changing Lives One Job at a Time

In a small rural community once burdened by hardship and high youth unemployment, a quiet transformation is underway. Thanks to Aglow Farms and the HAPPY Project, hope is taking root—and lives are flourishing.

For Mavis Donkor, a mother of seven, life used to be a daily struggle. Feeding her children, affording healthcare, and simply surviving were challenges she faced alone. 

“There were days I would cry, not knowing where the next meal would come from,” she recalls. “When my child fell sick, I couldn’t even afford to take them to the hospital.”

Empowered to Grow: Elizabeth’s Agricultural Journey with the HAPPY Program

Empowered to Grow: Elizabeth’s Agricultural Journey with the HAPPY Program

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. 

Finding Her Wings: Jennifer Mensah’s Journey from KNUST Graduate to Poultry Leader Through the HAPPY Broiler Project

Finding Her Wings: Jennifer Mensah’s Journey from KNUST Graduate to Poultry Leader Through the HAPPY Broiler Project

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. 

HAPPY Program Diaries: From 'Drugstore' Attendant to Poultry Supervisor

HAPPY Program Diaries: From 'Drugstore' Attendant to Poultry Supervisor

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 and Consortium Partners Release Maiden Edition of HAPPY Program Newsletter

HAPPY Program Newsletter

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 Launches Grant Support Under HAPPY Program; 168 Microentrepreneurs and Agri-SMEs to benefit

TechnoServe Launches Grant Support Under HAPPY Program; 168 Microentrepreneurs and Agri-SMEs to benefit

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.

From Struggles to Success: Zelia’s Empowerment Journey

From Struggles to Success: Zelia’s Empowerment Journey

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. 

Training, Tech, and 1,000 Birds: Cynthia Ohenewaa Botchway’s Journey with the HAPPY Program

Training, Tech, and 1,000 Birds: Cynthia Ohenewaa Botchway’s Journey with the HAPPY Program

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.

From Journalism to Rice Farming: How Sefakor Found Her Voice in the Fields

From Journalism to Rice Farmer: How Sefakor Found Her Voice in the Fields

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.