Green Business Success Story Ghana | Nokware Skincare | GCIC & GIZ PFS (2025)

This video features Nokware, a Ghanaian skincare brand rooted in indigenous knowledge, clean beauty, and environmental sustainability. Nokware blends African ingredients such as shea butter, baobab oil, and moringa oil with modern skincare science to create high-performance African beauty products.

What sets Nokware apart is its commitment to sustainability across its entire value chain. The brand uses biodegradable, locally sourced packaging including calabashes, jute, bamboo, and raffia, while sourcing raw materials from women cooperatives across Ghana. This approach supports fair trade and reduces plastic waste.

Supported through the Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) under GIZ’s Support to the Private and Financial Sector (PFS) Programme, Nokware gained access to capital, mentorship, and technical training. The support enabled the business to invest in new production machinery, significantly increasing output, reducing production time, and opening new market opportunities, including an eco-conscious hospitality product line.

Nokware’s journey reflects how green innovation, tradition, and women-led entrepreneurship can drive sustainable growth and impact.

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