Ghana

Young Africa Works in Ghana is aligned with Ghana’s An Agenda for Jobs: Creating Prosperity and Equal Opportunity for All report and the government’s commitment to positioning the country as a global entrepreneurship and technology hub. Additionally, it complements key government programs, such as Planting for Food and Jobs, aligning with national priorities for creating an inclusive and resilient economy.

The current rates of under- and unemployment in Ghana are 42 percent and 12 percent, respectively. The Young Africa Works strategy in Ghana seeks to enable three million young Ghanaians (70 percent women) to access work they see as dignified and fulfilling by 2030.

Young Africa Works in Ghana focuses on providing future business leaders with access to business development skills, financing, and markets, with an emphasis on young women. The strategy in Ghana prioritizes work readiness and employability skills in agriculture and adjacent sectors while also exploring opportunities in innovation and emerging sectors such as trade, tourism, and the creative industry.

Our focus is on areas that offer strong potential for creating work for young people, as well as informal settings to support women’s entrepreneurship. These sectors and settings include:

Agriculture and agriculture-adjacent sectors |
Access to finance | Skills training | Productivity enhancement |
Access to markets | Ecosystem enablers
Education and skills sectors |
Teaching | Design and tech | Digital innovation | STEM | Web3
Innovation and emerging sectors |
Trade and tourism | Digital economy | Creative industry