Stories
Profiles, place stories and social enterprise stories from Accra.
The Market Queens of Makola: A Century of Women-Led Commerce
Makola has been Accra's central women-led trading institution since 1924, directly relevant to Dear Network's focus on local commerce and women's economic leadership.
Kantamanto's Second Life: Inside West Africa's Upcycling Capital
Directly ties Dear Network's commerce/sustainability lens to one of Accra's most globally covered market economies (30,000+ traders, 15M garments/week).
Jamestown's Second Act: From Fishing Village to Creative District
Ties directly to Dear Network's interest in creative districts and adaptive reuse of historic urban fabric.
Building Ghana's Tech Talent Pipeline: MEST, iSpace, and Ghana Tech Lab Compared
Core to Dear Network's institutional-support mapping for founders and creatives entering tech.
Mobile Money as Main Street: How MoMo Reshaped Everyday Commerce in Accra
Directly relevant to Dear Network's commerce/payments-infrastructure coverage — MoMo is the default rail for the SMEs and traders profiled elsewhere in this pack.
Ghana's Creative Economy Bet: Can a Government Film Fund Deliver?
Ties to Dear Network's creative-industries coverage and the broader Year of Return/creative-economy narrative arc for Accra.
From Cocoa to Code: Ghana's Push to Diversify Exports Through GEPA
Relevant to Dear Network's export/trade-support institutional mapping for Accra-based producers and creatives seeking international markets.
The Startup Bill That Could Change Everything (Or Not)
Directly relevant to any founder-facing Dear Network content — policy uncertainty around foreign-backed startups is a live, unresolved risk factor for the ecosystem being profiled.