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SDG Hangout Third Edition – A hunger-free world is the first gift we owe the next generation.

Genevieve Pearl — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:29:31 +0000

Our December edition and the 3rd in the series of our #SDGHangout under the #LeadforLegacy campaign took off on the 18th December, 2025 at Bourbon House Cafe, East Legon, Accra Ghana, under the theme-Share the Plate, Share the Future focused on SDG2 ZeroHunger and delved into Nutrition, Climatesmartagriculture, Foodwaste.

Our esteemed speakers were very insightful with data,challenges and practical solutions to these key issues.

Some key takeouts are….

To be intentional about Foodwaste, Healthy eating
Investing in local farmers
Be an advocate of sustainable agriculture.

As we bring the year 2025 to a close, it’s a call for all of us to remember #sustainability is a collective effort and let’s Share a Plate with someone this festive season.

Special thanks to our esteemed speakers #ElormGoh, Emi-beth Aku Quantson,Sylvia Baah-Tuahene Afia Baawa Afriyie ,our special guests Kobina Otu Okyne Sophia Kudjordji ,and our traditional rulers #NanaAmuakwaV #NanaNankaBruce

We are truly grateful to our media partners Graphic Communications and Metro TV for your continued support.

Our dearest host Ade Adebajo #BourbonHouseCafe East Legon, we are grateful.

To all our #SDGHangout #LeadforLegacy change makers, we appreciate your support and wish you #Happyholidays as you continue to be advocates and change makers in sustainability.

See you soon in our New year’s #SDGHANGOUT on #SDG3 -Health and Well being to help us Kickstart the great year ahead 2026.

Event Highlights

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SDG Hangout Second Edition —A High-level Engagement Focused on SDG 13

Genevieve Pearl — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 17:08:36 +0000

Tarragon Edge Limited, in partnership with the KNUST–Africa Institute of Sanitation and Waste Management (AISWAM), successfully convened SDG Hangout 13—a high-level engagement focused on SDG 13: Climate Action.

This edition brought together corporate leaders, climate experts, youth advocates, and traditional authorities to drive a unified call for a Climate-Ready Ghana.

Keynote:

Mrs. Roselyn Adjei shared powerful insights from Ghana’s participation at COP 30, highlighting the urgent need for leadership, institutional preparedness, and climate foresight.

Other Speakers:

Evans Frimpong, ESG Advocate (GNPC) – Practical steps for accelerating Ghana’s climate-readiness.

Dr. Akorfa Ahiafor, Clean Air & Climate Advocate – The link between clean air, public health, and climate resilience.

Linda Essilfie, Youth Climate Advocate – Youth-led innovation and community action for sustainability.

Special Recognition:

We appreciate the presence and support of:

Nii Obodai, Traditional Leader of Ogbojo Community

Sompahene Nankan Bruce of Gomoa

Their leadership reinforces the important role of culture and community in climate action.

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SDG Hangout: Where Conversations Spark Change and Legacies Begin

Genevieve Pearl — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:33:19 +0000

The maiden edition of the SDG Hangout, a collaborative effort between Tarragon Edge Consult and the Africa Institute of Sanitation and Waste Management (AISWAM), gathered dreamers, doers, and changemakers under one roof to explore a profound truth — Water is Life.

Held under the theme “Advancing SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation,” the event went beyond a typical dialogue; it was an immersive experience of insight, inspiration, and action.

From the soothing melodies of Ken Carbonou to the buzz of introductions and the writing of personal Pledges for Impact, the atmosphere was alive with purpose and anticipation.

Dr. Genevieve Pearl Duncan set the tone for the evening with an opening message that linked the dialogue to a broader vision of “building communities and organisations that don’t just talk sustainability but live it.” Her heartfelt plea to “lead for impact, not applause” resonated strongly throughout the room.

The highlight of the evening was a thought-provoking dialogue featuring distinguished voices across sectors. Barry Kofi King (WaterAid Ghana), Victoria Naa Shika Quaye (CEO, Naaviq Limited), Dr. Akorfa Ahiafo (Sustainability Advocate and CEO, Dekosey), and the South African High Commissioner, H.E. Thando Dalamba. Their discussions illuminated how leadership, innovation, and policy can drive water and sanitation solutions that create lasting legacies.

In his powerful remarks, H.E. Thando Dalamba emphasised Africa’s shared destiny, stating, “Sustainable Development Goals should remind us that our destinies are intertwined. Clean water in Ghana, green energy in South Africa, or quality education anywhere on the continent are not isolated ambitions but a collective priority for Africa’s sustainable future.”

The event was graced by a host of dignitaries, including Madam Dora Yeboah (Coordinating Executive, CAS Cluster – Jospong Group), Mr. Klaus Von Backustein (Managing Director, Ignite Media Group – Jospong Group), Dr. Victor Abbey, traditional leaders such as Naa Afokor Odjeagbo II, Naa Momo Meniefeebo II, Naa Fofo Anum II, Naa Korklu Mobonalor III, Ɔte Atuoso Nana Osei Bonsu III, and Mr. Franklin Sowa, Director of Marketing at Graphic Communications Group, among others.

Corporate partner Jospong Group and other distinguished guests enriched the evening with compelling impact stories that showed sustainability is not a mere buzzword but a shared responsibility.

commitment to advancing a cleaner, fairer, and more sustainable world.

The evening reached its pinnacle with the launch of the “Lead for Legacy” Campaign, a movement that calls on leaders, both young and seasoned, to rise above rhetoric and build lasting change. In Dr. Genevieve’s words, “Legacy is not what we leave behind, but what we build while we are here. This is our moment to lead, and to lead for legacy.”

The session ended with laughter, networking, and photo moments at the SDG Brand Wall, capturing the spirit of collaboration and hope that defined the day. Each smile, handshake, and pledge told a story of shared responsibility, proof that small conversations can indeed spark big impact.

As the curtains closed on this first edition, one thing was certain: the SDG Hangout is not just another event; it is a rhythm, a community, and a growing movement. With its promise to return monthly, it will continue to keep the flame of sustainable leadership burning brightly.

The Lead for Legacy Campaign now extends beyond the venue, into offices, campuses, communities, and hearts, inspiring a new generation of leaders to act boldly, think sustainably, and leave a lasting mark on society.

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Dr. Genevieve Duncan And Other Renowned Ghanaians Honored At The New Africa Leaders Summit ’23

Genevieve Pearl — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:51:51 +0000

Among the 100 iconic African Leaders who were called to the Legendary African Leaders Hall of Fame on July 20, 2023, were distinguished individuals such as Hon Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu – Esq, Chairman General Kwami Sefa-kayi, Dr. Genevieve Duncan Obuobi, Dr. John A. Kumah, Dr. Victor Abbey, Nii Amankra-Tetteh, Julian Opuni, Dr. Stella Agyenim-Boateng, Farouk Khailann, Dr. Dominic Oduro, and many other notable Ghanaians.

The esteemed event, organized by The New Africa Magazine, aimed to celebrate outstanding African icons from various fields. The event commenced with insightful panel discussions on a range of topics at the luxurious Alisa Hotel on July 19, and wrapped with a Gala night and Hall of Fame.

In a thought-provoking speech at the recent event, Dr. Genevieve passionately addressed the audience on the critical aspects that hold the key to shaping the future of Africa. With a special emphasis on women-led businesses and the youth, Dr. Genevieve shed light on the transformative power of collaboration and the vital role of knowledge seeking in propelling the continent towards prosperity and progress.

The Power of Collaboration

Dr. Genevieve’s first call to action centered around breaking down the barriers of competition and embracing collaboration, especially for women in business. She advocated for a collective effort, where successful individuals and enterprises come together to uplift and support each other. Collaboration, she argued, has the potential to amplify the impact of every business, fostering an environment of shared growth and success.

In a continent as diverse as Africa, collaboration is not merely an option; it is a necessity. By transcending geographical, cultural, and sectoral boundaries, businesses and individuals can share resources, knowledge, and expertise, ultimately leading to innovative solutions to some of the most pressing challenges. Collaboration also empowers marginalized voices, giving women-led businesses and the youth a stronger foothold in the market and society.

From Competition to Collaboration

Dr. Genevieve urged women entrepreneurs to shift their perspective from viewing each other as competitors to seeing one another as allies in a larger mission. By replacing competition with collaboration, women can collectively harness their talents and experiences to create a more inclusive and empowering entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Knowledge: The Key to Empowerment

The second crucial point in this panel discussion raised by Dr. Genevieve emphasized the significance of knowledge seeking. The dynamic nature of the world demands constant learning, and the African youth must actively seek knowledge to equip themselves with the skills necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing landscape.

Dr. Genevieve lamented the underwhelming attendance of the event’s knowledge-sharing sessions, contrasting it with the expected influx of attendees for the gala night. She urged the young audience to reverse this trend and prioritize knowledge-seeking activities over fleeting entertainment. With the internet offering an abundance of educational resources, access to knowledge has never been easier. Dr. Genevieve encouraged the youth to leverage this opportunity to their advantage.

Empowering African Youth Through Knowledge

Knowledge empowers the youth to challenge conventional wisdom, innovate, and create new possibilities for Africa’s future. By equipping themselves with diverse knowledge and skills, young people can become the driving force behind the continent’s growth and development. Moreover, knowledge fosters critical thinking, encouraging young minds to question existing norms and envision a more sustainable and inclusive Africa.

A Call to Action

Dr. Genevieve’s speech resonates as a call to action for all Africans, especially women entrepreneurs and the youth. Embracing collaboration and actively seeking knowledge can become the catalysts that drive Africa towards becoming a beacon of progress and prosperity.

As a continent blessed with vast resources, diverse cultures, and dynamic young minds, Africa has the potential to unleash its true potential through unity, cooperation, and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. By supporting each other and investing in education and personal growth, Africans can collectively take charge of their destiny and build a brighter future for generations to come.

“Let us heed Dr. Genevieve’s inspiring words and embark on a journey of collaboration and knowledge-seeking, transforming Africa into a continent that is not only celebrated for its wealth of resources but also for its resilient, innovative, and empowered people. Together, we can make a lasting impact and shape a future that is nothing short of extraordinary.”

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Leveraging Africa’s Natural Resources: Lead Consultant of Tarragon Edge Calls For Systems, Others

Genevieve Pearl — Tue, 23 May 2023 11:44:25 +0000

London, UK//-Lead Consultant of Tarragon Edge, Dr Genevieve Pearl Duncan has called for the needed systems, right norms, regulations, and structures to enable Africa leverage on its endowed natural resources to attract funds available for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

She made the call when she spoke on sustainable financing at the just ended LWB Leadership Summit in London, UK from 18 -19th May 2023.

Dr Duncan also advocated that financial institutions should be ready to support businesses with incentives in green financing, advising the audience to take note of the Africa Green Bank Initiative launched at COP 27 in Egypt by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB)

She reiterated the fact that “Africa has many opportunities to leverage on and although we also have challenges, we should focus more on capitalising on our strengths; here are more than enough natural resources, put in the needed systems and structure especially in Governance and be more strategic in our negotiations”.

Dr Duncan used the occasion to call for a shift in the mindset on these issues of leadership, to remember that “we all have a role to play in ensuring Africa progresses on the agenda of sustainable future”.

Speaking on the topic- ‘Sustainable Global Financing -Challenges and Opportunities’, she stated that the issue of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) should not just be a tick of the box by firms but should be embedded in all organisations big or small.

The consultant also asked corporate/ business leaders to be intentional about ensuring committed efforts that would lead to the sustainable future come 2030 and beyond”.

Dr Duncan who shared a panel discussion with Mozambique ‘s President of the Confederation of Economic Association, Agostinho Zacharias Vuma; and George Baba Femi Executive Director of eTransact Ghana Ltd, with broadcast journalist and Partner of Channels TV London Bureau Chief, Juliana Olayinka, as the moderator.

Other key speakers at the conference were Dr Mohammad Saeed, Snr Advisor, Trade Facilitation, International Trade Center, Geneva Area Switzerland; Prince Clem Ikanada Agba, Minister for Budget and National planning, Nigeria; Dr Tinashe Manzungu, Africa Board Council, Zimbabwe; Jemma Hotta , partner at Our Clark Solicitors; among others.

The two-day conference was under the theme -Business Beyond Borders; Global Partnerships & Sustainable Investments was organised by Leaders Without Borders Development Center (LWBDC) with key partners such as Ble’ Global, Tarragon Edge Limited and California Metropolitan University.

Instructively, the Center is an internationally recognised organisation focused on improving leadership skills, entrepreneur skills while creating an environment for trade and investment opportunity.

Its mission is to create a level playground for businesses across the globe to connect, trade and expand. It is also a networking center for businesses to connect globally whilst encouraging global partnership and cross border alliances.

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Dr Genevieve Pearl Host Global Leaders At The 2022 Africa Dubai Summit

Genevieve Pearl — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:37:49 +0000

Dr Genevieve Pearl had the privilege of co-Mceeing Global leaders at the just ended Event of the Year as popularly known due to it’s business and high level networking centeredness.

The Event is a global event organized yearly by Leaders without Boarders Developmental Centre which has it’s presence in over 16 countries globally and has it’s headquarters in Canada.
The 2022 Africa -Dubai Investment Business Summit and Global Honors took place at the prestigious Raffles Hotel, Dubai between 17th to 18th November, 2022.

Dr. Blessing Enakimio represented Leaders without Borders, whiles Dr.Genevieve Pearl Duncan Obuobi represented Tarragon Edge Limited who were strategic partners for this year’s event. The event was supported under the patronage of the private office of H.H Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al-Qassimi.

Notable speakers at the 2 day events were Dr.Victor Abbey ,Ghana CEO of V5 solutions and Managing Partner of FV Global consults,Hon Aplonia ,Kenya,Amb Dunston ,Dubai private office of H.H Sheikh Al -Qassimi ,Mr Christopher Williams Martin,UK ;CEO Flyelite jet ,Hon.Dr.Henry Kwabena Kokofu (Esq) Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency’s CEO and many more.

The 2-day summit had a number of panel discussions and featured renowned panelists,speakers and moderators such as Amb Duston,Dubai Adeshola Cole ,UK,Adeshola Of Africa Change Movement,Dubai,Eugenia Abeley Owusu,Ghana etc.

The two day event ended with signing of MoU’s ,bilateral engagements as well as high level deal room discussions.
The Event ended successfully with an awards dinner and gala.
In their closing remarks Dr Blessing and her co-Mc Dr Genevieve expressed their profound appreciation to the organizers Leaders without Borders especially to Amb Dr Hillary and Dr.Eno Praise and also to the Royal office for such an opportunity to host great leaders from over 23 countries.

The call to action from this event was for leaders to be collaborative globally,be more conscious of ESG and climate issues as well as being intentional about capacity building and succession planning as we look into the Future of Global Investments in the next 50 years which was the theme of the Africa-Dubai Investment Business Summit.

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Key Highlights at The Launch of Credence Holdings in The USA,Hilton Suites Manchester, Connecticut

Genevieve Pearl — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 14:30:25 +0000

Dr Genevieve spoke on the need for Ghanaians in the Diaspora to look beyond all the economic issues and myths and remember to invest in local companies that have been tried and tested and are credible to handle their investments.She added that the benefits for investing in Ghana are enormous,to mention a few…

Helps with Foreign Direct Investments (FDI)
Improves our FX position as a country and the injection helps manage our cedi/dollar fluctuations
Supports the efforts on our youth unemployment situation

Home sweet home…no matter what ,some day all diaspora’s will come back home, hence it’s critical to help build our economy with their investments.

High Return on Investments (ROI)
Retirement plan (secure your retirement with some strategic investments back home)

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Dr. Genevieve Pearl Duncan Speaks At The International Wealth Concourse & Mentoring Summit

Genevieve Pearl — Mon, 23 May 2022 10:42:41 +0000

Join Dr. Genevieve Pearl and other great Leaders as they share their experiences and insights and impact the future generation. This Sunday, 29th May 2022 at the Ridge Church, near Kempinski Hotel, Accra

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Event: Webinar

Genevieve Pearl — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:59:22 +0000

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GenevievePearl Consult and others support WISE Network International to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week

Genevieve Pearl — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 19:18:16 +0000

WISE Network Ghana has organized a day’s forum and exhibition for young female business owners in the Accra metropolis to mark this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week.

The event was held at Tarragon Edge SMEs ecosystem (T-Edge Hub) which provides a growth-oriented platform for knowledge, capacity building and resource sharing exclusively for SMEs, consultants and investors.

The well-attended event dubbed ‘Women Entrepreneurs Forum and Exhibition’ was held under the auspices of Upshift Global; Club G100, Financial Inclusion Africa and Genevieve Pearl Consult.

Two leading Ghanaian experts in business management who spoke at the event advised young entrepreneurs that the survival of their businesses is hinged on bookkeeping and record analysis.

According to them, bookkeeping which is keeping accurate financial records could be used to gauge the health of the businesses.

Dr Akorfa Ahiafor, the MD/CEO of Jireh Microfinance Limited, described bookkeeping as the difference between success and failure of businesses.

She added that bookkeeping helps businesses to plan their budgets, explaining that budgets are vital for businesses as they are the financial guidelines to success.

“With bookkeeping, you can assess your financial resources and manage income and expenses”, Dr Ahiafor stated.

“So we entrepreneurs fail to keep records of businesses, we will fail. It is not enough to keep records but to analyse the records as well”.

Hajia Amina Sammo, a leading Financial Literacy Consultant, added that bookkeeping makes filing a tax return easier for businesses that practice bookkeeping.

With a proper organization of records on your earnings, expenditure and others you won’t have to worry about scrambling for receipts and invoices because all your records are properly documented, she explained.

“Organization of financial records is very important. You should be able to easily assess your financial information at anytime”.

This will help when it comes to applying for grants, loans, or even attracting investors”, Hajia Sammo said.

Looking at the importance role bookkeeping and record analysis plays in the survival of businesses, the two experts encouraged the young female entrepreneurs not to be ashamed of sending their business figures to individuals and institutions to analyse for them.

Addressing the exhibitors, the President of WISE Network Ghana, Dr Genevieve Obuobi Duncan, said: “It is important for us to support businesses so that they can scale up and be sustainable”.

The exhibitors expressed their appreciation to WISE Network Ghana and its sponsors for providing the platform for them to showcase their products.

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