The CSV Prize is open to social enterprises, commercial enterprises and nonprofit entities. Applicants have a chance of winning a cash prize of CHF 400,000 to help grow their business further, a pitch opportunity at the World Water Forum in Brasil in 2018 and a prestigious Ashoka Fellowship.

The Prize, launched in 2010, is a business-oriented initiative to help address challenges in nutrition, water and rural development supporting Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.

This year, Nestlé has partnered with Ashoka, the world’s leading network of systems-changing social entrepreneurs, in a global search for innovations to tackle those challenges.

“This union will foster powerful co-creation with social entrepreneurs, and deepen the social impact on the communities and beneficiaries they serve”, Olivier Fruchaud, Director of Ashoka Switzerland.

According to the Managing Director of Nestlé Ghana, Mrs. Freda Duplan, the CSV prize is a great avenue created by Nestlé to include nationals in making valuable inputs in decisions that help build inclusive and resilient communities.

“I urge Ghanaians to seize this opportunity to bring forth brilliant ideas that will help contribute to a better Ghanaian Society. 2017 happens to be the 60th anniversary of both Nestlé Ghana and the Republic of Ghana. It will be a life changing experience to have a Ghanaian win the CSV prize with a brilliant project focusing on either Nutrition or Water or Rural Development.”

Innovative businesses and social enterprises are invited to apply by 31st October 2017 via www.changemakers.com/creatingsharedvalue or nominate top innovators by emailing [email protected].

The best 5 initiatives will be invited to attend the CSV Forum 2018, in Brazil, where the winner will be announced.

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Source: Nestlé Ghana

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The forum forms part of the Company’s ambition to deliver 45,000 – 50,000 apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities and also create jobs for over 20,000 people aged under 30 each year by 2020 globally.

According to Mrs. Agnes Forson, Human Resources Manager of Nestlé  Ghana Limited “our focus of making lives better aligns with our belief that developing thriving, resilient communities starts with education and promoting decent employment and diversity.

Hence, the commemoration of International Youth Day with our National Service Personnel”. Touching on the high rate of unemployment and the role of Nestlé, Mrs. Forson added that, “Unemployment is a major issue in the African continent with Ghana being no exception.

At Nestlé, as part of our contribution to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, we support youth employment by creating equal opportunities for individuals in order for them to be socially and economically active,” She concluded.

At the forum Mr. Richard Baffour, Executive Director of Jobsinghana.com, one of Ghana’s leading job portals shared some job search insights with participants as well as methods in preparing good résumés in the job search process.

Mr. David Adarkwa, one of Nestlé’s longest serving employees with over 20 years of experience, shared his career history with the objective of inspiring the National Service Personnel and providing them with a guide to thriving in the world of business.

He shared that hard work, determination, respect and relationship building are key foundations in starting a career. Mr. Adarkwa who started working at Nestle as a National Service Person in 1994 also advised participants to take initiatives and try to find solutions to problems that exist in the business world as they may open employment opportunities that could be their breakthrough to starting a rewarding career.

International Youth Day is an annual awareness day designated by the United Nations to create awareness for cultural and legal issues surrounding the youth. International Youth Day has been in existence for 17 years.

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Source: Nestlé Ghana

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